Keno was introduced in two hundred BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of war time seemed to be facing country wide shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a quick response for the economic calamity and to acquire revenue for his military. He thusly developed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger cities to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who headed to the States for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is most often wagered on with just 80 numbers in most of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today because of the laid back nature of playing the game and the basic fact that there are little expertise required to play Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of getting a win are horrible, there is constantly the possibility that you might hit quite large with very little gambling investment.

Keno is played with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Players of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno has grown in popularity in the United States 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 Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track betting, casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.