Keno was first played in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a finance resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of war time appeared to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a rapid response for the economic disaster and to acquire income for his military. He, as it follows created the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger cities to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the States for work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often gambled on with 80 numbers in a majority of American based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is commonly loved today as a result of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of coming away with a win are horrible, there is always the hope that you could hit quite large with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is played with eighty numbers with 20 numbers selected each round. Gamblers of Keno can pick from 2 to ten numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.