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Keno was first played in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a monetary resource for his failing forces. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after awhile of war time appeared to be facing national shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a rapid fix for the financial disaster and to acquire money for his forces. He therefore created the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger cities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who came to the States to work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly gambled on with just 80 numbers in almost all of American brick and mortar casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is commonly liked today as a result of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of getting a win are appalling, there is constantly the chance that you could win quite large with a tiny gaming investment.

Keno is played with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.

Keno grew in universal appeal in the United States near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of wagering in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track betting, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.