Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a finance resource for his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be facing national famine with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a fast fix for the economic adversity and to acquire income for his army. He, as it follows designed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger cities to the lesser villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to the United States to work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often wagered on with eighty numbers in almost all of American based casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is largely loved today because of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the simple reality that there are little skills required to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of winning are appalling, there is always the hope that you could hit quite big with little gambling investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers with twenty numbers drawn each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with , US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of gaming in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track betting, casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.