Keno was first played in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of time seemed to be looking at a national famine with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a rapid fix for the financial calamity and to produce money for his army. He thusly developed the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the lesser villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the US in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who came to the US to work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.
Today, Keno is regularly bet on with just 80 numbers in most of American based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is commonly played today because of the laid back nature of betting the game and the simple reality that there are no skills needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of getting a win are appalling, there is constantly the chance that you will win quite large with little gaming investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are drawn each game. Players of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as 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 more familiar, US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, the casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
