Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his failing forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time appeared to be facing national shortage of food with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick response for the financial calamity and to acquire revenue for his army. He thusly created the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger locations to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the States to work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often played with 80 numbers in most of American land based casinos along with web casinos. Keno is largely loved today as a result of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the simple fact that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of succeeding are appalling, there is constantly the hope that you will win quite large with very little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from 2 to 10 numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in acceptance in the US since the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track betting, casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.