Keno was created in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a monetary resource for his failing forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of war time seemed to be looking at a national shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a quick fix for the economic adversity and to acquire money for his military. He therefore created the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.

Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger locations to the tinier villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who came to the US for work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is typically wagered on with eighty numbers in a majority of American based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is commonly enjoyed today as a consequence of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise needed to play Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of coming away with a win are appalling, there is always the possibility that you might hit quite large with a tiny gambling investment.

Keno is played with eighty numbers with 20 numbers picked each round. Players of Keno can choose from 2 to 10 numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.

Keno has grown in popularity in the US since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with , US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.