Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his declining forces. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of time appeared to be facing national shortage of food with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a fast fix for the economic adversity and to create money for his military. He therefore developed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger municipalities to the tinier villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to the United States for work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly bet on with 80 numbers in just about all of the US based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today as a result of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of getting a win are appalling, there is constantly the hope that you might hit quite large with a tiny gaming investment.

Keno is played with eighty numbers with 20 numbers selected each game. Players of Keno can pick from two to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno has grown in universal appeal in the US since the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with , American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of wagering in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track betting, casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.