Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his declining army. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after awhile of war time appeared to be looking at a country wide famine with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a quick response for the financial adversity and to create money for his military. He therefore developed the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger locations to the lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who headed to the States for work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often gambled on with just 80 numbers in just about all of American based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today because of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the simple reality that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of getting a win are appalling, there is always the chance that you might hit quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with twenty numbers selected each game. Players of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and bet 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 has grown in acceptance in the United States since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with , American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization 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 wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.