Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his failing army. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time appeared to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a fast fix for the economic calamity and to create income for his military. He thusly developed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger cities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who headed to the States for work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is normally enjoyed with just 80 numbers in most of the US brick and mortar casinos along with net casinos. Keno is commonly played today because of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the simple fact that there are little skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of succeeding are appalling, there is constantly the possibility that you will hit quite big with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with 20 numbers selected each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in acceptance in the United States since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gambling in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.