Keno was created in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used this game as a monetary resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of time appeared to be facing country wide famine with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a quick fix for the financial disaster and to create revenue for his army. He, as it follows created the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger municipalities to the smaller villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the US in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who came to the United States for jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often enjoyed with eighty numbers in just about all of the US based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today because of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the simple reality that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of coming away with a win are appalling, there is always the chance that you will hit quite large with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each round. Players of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the United States since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track gambling, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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