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Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of time seemed to be facing national famine with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a rapid fix for the economic adversity and to produce revenue for his army. He therefore created the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger locations to the smaller villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the US to work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is generally played with eighty numbers in just about all of the US brick and mortar casinos along with net casinos. Keno is mainly played today as a consequence of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the basic reality that there are little expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of succeeding are horrible, there is always the hope that you could win quite big with a tiny gaming investment.

Keno is played with eighty numbers with 20 numbers picked each round. Gamblers of Keno can choose from 2 to 10 numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of wagering in the state of Nevada in 1931. 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 wagering, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.