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Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of time appeared to be facing national famine with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a quick fix for the economic adversity and to create income for his forces. He, as it follows invented the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno used to be referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger cities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to the US for jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is most often wagered on with eighty numbers in most of the US land based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is largely played 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 horrible, there is always the chance that you might win quite big with very little gaming investment.

Keno is played with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are drawn each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno grew in universal appeal in the United States near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of gambling in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track gambling, the casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.