Keno was created in 200 before Christ 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 appeared to be facing national shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick fix for the financial disaster and to produce money for his military. He therefore created the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger locations to the smaller villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who migrated to the States for work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often bet on with just 80 numbers in just about all of American brick and mortar casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is commonly enjoyed today because of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are little skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of succeeding are horrible, there is constantly the hope that you might win quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with 20 numbers picked each round. Players of Keno can choose from two to 10 numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the US near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track betting, the casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.