Keno was introduced in two hundred BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time seemed to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a rapid response for the economic adversity and to create money for his forces. He therefore designed the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who came to the States for jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often wagered on with eighty numbers in just about all of American based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today as a result of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the basic reality that there are no skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of getting a win are appalling, there is always the possibility that you will win quite big with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are picked each round. Players of Keno can pick from 2 to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the United States since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track gambling, the casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.