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Keno was introduced in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a finance resource for his declining army. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of time seemed to be looking at a country wide famine with the excessive drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a quick response for the economic disaster and to acquire income for his military. He therefore invented the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger locations to the lesser villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who came to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly played with eighty numbers in just about all of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is largely liked today as a consequence of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the simple fact that there are little expertise needed to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of getting a win are appalling, there is always the chance that you could win quite large with little gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each game. Players of Keno can choose from two to 10 numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno has grown in universal appeal in the United States since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track gambling, casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.