Keno was introduced in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his declining army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a national shortage of food with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a fast fix for the financial disaster and to create money for his forces. He therefore invented the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger cities to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who migrated to the States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly enjoyed with just 80 numbers in most of American brick and mortar casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is mainly played today as a result of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are no skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of succeeding are horrible, there is constantly the possibility that you might win quite large with little gaming investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers with twenty numbers selected each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the United States near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with , American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.