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Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be facing country wide shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a fast response for the economic disaster and to produce revenue for his forces. He therefore designed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno once was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger cities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who migrated to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly gambled on with eighty numbers in a majority of the US brick and mortar casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is commonly loved today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the basic fact that there are no expertise required to play Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of coming away with a win are appalling, there is constantly the chance that you will hit quite big with a tiny gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with 20 numbers selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno has grown in acceptance in the US since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with , American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of gambling in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, the casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.