Keno was first played in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a finance resource for his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a fast fix for the economic calamity and to produce income for his forces. He thusly designed the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger locations to the smaller towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the US in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the United States for jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is typically played with just 80 numbers in a majority of the US based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is commonly loved today as a result of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of succeeding are terrible, there is always the possibility that you will hit quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the US since the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, the casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.