Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his declining forces. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of time appeared to be looking at a national shortage of food with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a rapid response for the financial adversity and to create money for his forces. He therefore designed the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno once was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who headed to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is most often bet on with just 80 numbers in just about all of American based casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise needed to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of getting a win are terrible, there is always the possibility that you could win quite big with little gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with twenty numbers selected each game. Gamblers of Keno can select 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 matching of numbers.

Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track betting, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.