Keno was introduced in two hundred BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his declining forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be looking at a national famine with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a fast fix for the economic disaster and to produce income for his army. He, as it follows developed the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.

Keno used to be referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger locations to the tinier towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who headed to the United States to work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly wagered on with eighty numbers in a majority of American based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today as a consequence of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the simple reality that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of getting a win are appalling, there is always the chance that you will win quite large with a tiny gambling investment.

Keno is played with 80 numbers with 20 numbers selected each round. Gamblers of Keno can pick from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno grew in universal appeal in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters 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 lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.