Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a finance resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of war time appeared to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a quick fix for the economic calamity and to produce revenue for his forces. He therefore developed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger cities to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the US in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who headed to the US for work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often wagered on with just 80 numbers in just about all of American land based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today as a result of the laid back nature of betting the game and the simple fact that there are no expertise required to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of getting a win are appalling, there is constantly the hope that you might hit quite big with very little gaming investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers with 20 numbers picked each game. Gamblers of Keno can select from 2 to ten numbers and bet 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 acceptance in the US since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering 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 looking for your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track gambling, Nevada casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.