Keno was first played in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a monetary resource for his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of war time appeared to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a fast response for the financial calamity and to produce income for his forces. He thusly developed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger cities to the lesser villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who migrated to the US for jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is typically bet on with 80 numbers in a majority of the US based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is largely played today because of the laid back nature of playing the game and the simple fact that there are little skills required to play Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of succeeding are horrible, there is constantly the hope that you could win quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 to ten numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in acceptance in the United States since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos adjusted the name of 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 the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.