Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a monetary resource for his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be facing national shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a rapid fix for the financial adversity and to acquire money for his forces. He, as it follows invented the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be referred to as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger cities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the States for work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often gambled on with just 80 numbers in almost all of American land based casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is largely liked today as a consequence of the laid back nature of playing the game and the simple fact that there are no skills needed to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of coming away with a win are terrible, there is constantly the hope that you could hit quite big with very little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with twenty numbers drawn each round. Players of Keno can pick from 2 to 10 numbers and wager 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 popularity in the US since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track betting, the casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.