Keno was introduced in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be facing country wide shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a rapid fix for the financial adversity and to produce revenue for his forces. He therefore invented the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger locations to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the USA in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who headed to the US for work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly enjoyed with just 80 numbers in almost all of the US land based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is largely liked today because of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the basic fact that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of coming away with a win are horrible, there is constantly the hope that you will hit quite large with little gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with twenty numbers drawn each round. Gamblers of Keno can pick from 2 to 10 numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of wagering in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.