Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his failing forces. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after awhile of war time seemed to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a rapid response for the economic disaster and to acquire income for his army. He therefore developed the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who headed to the United States to work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is normally enjoyed with 80 numbers in a majority of American brick and mortar casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is mainly loved today because of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple reality that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of succeeding are horrible, there is constantly the hope that you will win quite large with very little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each round. Gamblers of Keno can choose from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the US since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with , US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.