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Keno was created in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his failing forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be facing national shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a quick response for the economic adversity and to acquire money for his army. He therefore developed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger cities to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the United States for work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is most often gambled on with eighty numbers in most of the US based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is largely loved today because of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of winning are terrible, there is constantly the possibility that you might win quite big with little gambling investment.

Keno is played with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are selected each round. Gamblers of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno has grown in acceptance in the US since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of wagering in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track gambling, casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.