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Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of war time appeared to be facing country wide famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a quick fix for the financial calamity and to create money for his military. He, as it follows developed the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.

Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger cities to the tinier towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to the US in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who came to the States to work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is typically wagered on with 80 numbers in just about all of American land based casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is largely liked today as a consequence of the laid back nature of betting the game and the basic fact that there are little expertise required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of coming away with a win are horrible, there is always the possibility that you will win quite large with very little gambling investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with 20 numbers selected each game. Players of Keno can select from 2 to ten numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno has grown in popularity in the United States since the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with , US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of wagering in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.