Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military leader, 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 come up with a rapid fix for the financial disaster and to acquire revenue for his forces. He therefore 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 cities to the lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who headed to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly gambled on with 80 numbers in a majority of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is mainly played today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the simple reality that there are little skills needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of winning are horrible, there is constantly the possibility that you might hit quite big with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with 20 numbers selected each game. Players of Keno can choose from 2 to 10 numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in universal appeal in the US since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, the casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.