Keno was first played in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a financial resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a national famine with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a quick response for the financial disaster and to create revenue for his forces. He therefore designed the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger municipalities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who headed to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is generally bet on with 80 numbers in almost all of the US land based casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is mainly liked today because of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the simple reality that there are no skills needed to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of winning are terrible, there is constantly the chance that you might win quite big with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with twenty numbers selected each round. Gamblers of Keno can choose from two to 10 numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in universal appeal in the United States since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gaming in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept 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, Nevada casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.