Keno was introduced in two hundred BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be facing national famine with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick fix for the financial disaster and to produce money for his military. He, as it follows created the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the smaller towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the USA in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who headed to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly played with 80 numbers in most of American land based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today as a result of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the basic fact that there are no expertise required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of getting a win are appalling, there is always the chance that you will win quite big with a tiny gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with 20 numbers picked each round. Players of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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