Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time appeared to be facing country wide famine with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a rapid response for the economic calamity and to acquire money for his forces. He thusly invented the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.

Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger locations to the lesser villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to the US in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who came to the US to work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is normally wagered on with just 80 numbers in almost all of American based casinos along with web casinos. Keno is commonly played today because of the laid back nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of getting a win are horrible, there is always the hope that you might win quite large with very little gaming investment.

Keno is played with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each round. Gamblers of Keno can pick from 2 to ten numbers and gamble 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 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with , American numbers. Lottos weren’t 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’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track gambling, casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.