Keno was created in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a financial resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be facing country wide shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a rapid fix for the economic disaster and to acquire money for his military. He, as it follows created the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger cities to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who headed to the States for work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is normally enjoyed with eighty numbers in a majority of American land based casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today because of the laid back nature of betting the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of winning are appalling, there is always the possibility that you might win quite big with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with twenty numbers selected each game. Gamblers of Keno can pick from two to ten numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they are able 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 letters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gambling in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, Nevada casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.