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Keno was created in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a financial resource for his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a national shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick fix for the economic disaster and to create money for his military. He, as it follows invented the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger cities to the tinier villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the USA in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who migrated to the United States for work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly enjoyed with 80 numbers in almost all of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is largely played today as a result of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the simple fact that there are no skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of succeeding are appalling, there is always the hope that you might win quite big with little gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are picked each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from 2 to 10 numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno grew in universal appeal in the US near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track gambling, casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.