Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a monetary resource for his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be looking at a national shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a rapid response for the financial calamity and to acquire revenue for his army. He therefore invented the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger locations to the smaller villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who migrated to the States to work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often wagered on with 80 numbers in most of the US brick and mortar casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is largely played today as a result of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the basic fact that there are little expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of coming away with a win are terrible, there is always the chance that you could hit quite large with little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with 20 numbers picked each round. Players of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the United States since the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gambling in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.