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Keno was created in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a way to finance his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of war time seemed to be looking at a national famine with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a fast fix for the financial calamity and to create income for his forces. He, as it follows created the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger locations to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who headed to the United States for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is normally wagered on with eighty numbers in a majority of American land based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is mainly loved today because of the laid back nature of betting the game and the simple reality that there are no skills needed to play Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of winning are horrible, there is always the chance that you might win quite large with very little gambling investment.

Keno is played with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from two to ten numbers and gamble 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 popularity in the US since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.