Keno Information

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Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a finance resource for his failing forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time appeared to be looking at a national shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a fast fix for the economic calamity and to produce income for his army. He therefore invented the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the lesser villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the United States to work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly wagered on with 80 numbers in most of American land based casinos along with online casinos. Keno is commonly liked today because of the laid back nature of betting the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise required to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of winning are appalling, there is always the chance that you might win quite large with very little gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are selected each round. Gamblers of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.

Keno has grown in popularity in the US since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, Nevada casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.