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Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a monetary resource for his failing army. The city of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a quick response for the economic adversity and to create revenue for his military. He thusly designed the game we know today as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno used to be referred to as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger cities to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who came to the United States for work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly played with 80 numbers in almost all of the US based casinos along with web casinos. Keno is largely liked today as a result of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the basic fact that there are little expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of succeeding are terrible, there is constantly the hope that you will win quite large with very little gambling investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with twenty numbers drawn each game. Gamblers of Keno can select from 2 to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is according to the bets made and the matching of numbers.

Keno grew in universal appeal in the US near the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of wagering in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track betting, casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.