Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of time seemed to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick fix for the economic adversity and to create revenue for his military. He thusly invented the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.

Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger cities to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the USA in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the States for jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly bet on with eighty numbers in a majority of the US brick and mortar casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is commonly loved today because of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the simple fact that there are no expertise needed to play Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of succeeding are appalling, there is always the possibility that you could hit quite large with a tiny gambling investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are drawn each round. Players of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they are able 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 US since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of gaming in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.