Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his declining army. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time seemed to be looking at a national shortage of food with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a quick response for the financial adversity and to create revenue for his army. He therefore invented the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger locations to the lesser villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who came to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often bet on with 80 numbers in almost all of the US land based casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is largely loved today as a result of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the simple reality that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of coming away with a win are horrible, there is always the possibility that you will win quite big with very little gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with twenty numbers picked each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from 2 to 10 numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.