Keno was introduced in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a finance resource for his failing forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be facing national shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a fast fix for the financial calamity and to acquire income for his forces. He therefore invented the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger cities to the lesser villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who headed to the States for jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is most often played with eighty numbers in most of the US land based casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is mainly enjoyed today because of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the simple fact that there are no expertise required to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of succeeding are terrible, there is constantly the possibility that you could win quite big with little gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with twenty numbers selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.
Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with , American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gaming in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track betting, the casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
