Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a financial resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a fast fix for the economic adversity and to produce income for his military. He therefore designed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the US in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who migrated to the United States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is typically played with 80 numbers in most of American based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is mainly loved today because of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the basic fact that there are little expertise needed to play Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of coming away with a win are horrible, there is always the possibility that you will win quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with twenty numbers picked each round. Gamblers of Keno can pick from 2 to 10 numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the United States near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with , American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of gambling in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.