Keno was introduced in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a quick response for the economic disaster and to acquire revenue for his military. He therefore created the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger locations to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to the States for work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly gambled on with just 80 numbers in a majority of American based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is mainly liked today because of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the basic fact that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of coming away with a win are terrible, there is always the chance that you could win quite big with little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in universal appeal in the United States since the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of gambling in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.