Keno was introduced in two hundred BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time seemed to be facing country wide famine with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a fast fix for the financial adversity and to create money for his military. He, as it follows invented the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger locations to the lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the US in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who migrated to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is typically wagered on with 80 numbers in just about all of American brick and mortar casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is commonly enjoyed today as a consequence of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the basic fact that there are little skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of coming away with a win are horrible, there is always the possibility that you might hit quite big with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each round. Gamblers of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the United States near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of wagering in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track betting, the casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.