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Keno was created in 200 BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a finance resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after some time seemed to be facing national famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick response for the economic calamity and to acquire revenue for his forces. He thusly created the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from larger cities to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who headed to the United States to work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is normally wagered on with 80 numbers in most of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is mainly loved today as a consequence of the laid back nature of playing the game and the basic fact that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of coming away with a win are horrible, there is always the possibility that you could hit quite large with little gambling investment.

Keno is played with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are selected each round. Players of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno has grown in universal appeal in the United States since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gambling in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion 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 adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.