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Keno was introduced in two hundred before Christ 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 looking at a country wide famine with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a rapid fix for the economic calamity and to create money for his forces. He thusly invented the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger municipalities to the lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the USA in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who came to the United States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is most often bet on with just 80 numbers in most of the US based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is mainly played today as a result of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of succeeding are appalling, there is constantly the possibility that you could win quite big with very little gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with twenty numbers selected each round. Gamblers of Keno can select from 2 to ten numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the matching of numbers.

Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with , US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track betting, the casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.