Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a financial resource for his declining forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a rapid response for the economic disaster and to produce income for his forces. He, as it follows developed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the US in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who came to the US for jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is normally gambled on with eighty numbers in most of American brick and mortar casinos along with web casinos. Keno is largely loved today as a result of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the basic fact that there are little skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of winning are appalling, there is constantly the chance that you might win quite big with very little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the United States since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with , American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, Nevada casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.