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Keno was created in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a financial resource for his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after awhile of war time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a fast fix for the economic calamity and to produce money for his army. He thusly created the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger cities to the tinier villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the United States for jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is typically enjoyed with just 80 numbers in a majority of the US based casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is commonly liked today because of the laid back nature of betting the game and the basic fact that there are little skills needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of getting a win are horrible, there is constantly the hope that you could hit quite large with a tiny gambling investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with twenty numbers selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from two to ten numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno has grown in acceptance in the United States since the end 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 Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos changed 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 come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.