Keno was created in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a financial resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be facing country wide shortage of food with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a fast fix for the economic adversity and to create revenue for his army. He therefore created the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger locations to the tinier villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who migrated to the States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly played with eighty numbers in most of American land based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is commonly liked today because of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the basic fact that there are little skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of getting a win are horrible, there is constantly the chance that you could win quite large with a tiny gambling investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are selected each game. Gamblers of Keno can choose from 2 to ten numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.

Keno has grown in acceptance in the United States since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with , American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, the casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.