Keno was created in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a financial resource for his declining forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be facing national famine with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a quick fix for the economic disaster and to create income for his forces. He thusly invented the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.
Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger cities to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to the US for jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is generally wagered on with eighty numbers in a majority of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is commonly loved today as a consequence of the laid back nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are little skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of coming away with a win are terrible, there is constantly the chance that you could win quite big with very little gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are picked each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from 2 to 10 numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the United States since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track wagering, casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
