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Keno was created in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his declining forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be looking at a national shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a quick fix for the financial disaster and to produce money for his army. He, as it follows designed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger cities to the smaller towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the US in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the United States for work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is typically played with just 80 numbers in most of American land based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is commonly enjoyed today as a result of the laid back nature of betting the game and the basic fact that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of succeeding are horrible, there is constantly the hope that you might hit quite large with a tiny gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with 20 numbers selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from two to ten numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The payout of Keno is dependent on 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 changed with , American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gambling in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.