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Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a rapid fix for the economic disaster and to produce income for his army. He therefore developed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger locations to the lesser villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the US to work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly played with just 80 numbers in just about all of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is mainly played today as a result of the laid back nature of betting the game and the simple fact that there are no expertise required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of succeeding are horrible, there is constantly the possibility that you might win quite big with little gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with 20 numbers selected each game. Players of Keno can pick from 2 to ten numbers and gamble on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.

Keno grew in popularity in the US near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track betting, the casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.