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Keno was introduced in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his failing forces. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time appeared to be looking at a national famine with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a rapid response for the financial disaster and to produce revenue for his forces. He therefore invented the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno once was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who headed to the United States for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is generally bet on with eighty numbers in just about all of the US land based casinos along with online casinos. Keno is mainly liked today as a consequence of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are no skills needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of coming away with a win are terrible, there is constantly the possibility that you could hit quite large with very little gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Gamblers of Keno can choose from 2 to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno has grown in universal appeal in the US since the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with , US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track wagering, the casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.