Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a rapid fix for the economic calamity and to create revenue for his army. He thusly invented the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger cities to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the US in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who headed to the US for work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is generally gambled on with eighty numbers in most of American brick and mortar casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is commonly played today as a consequence of the laid back nature of betting the game and the basic reality that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of succeeding are horrible, there is always the possibility that you could win quite large with very little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with 20 numbers selected each game. Gamblers of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the United States near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.