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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 metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of time seemed to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a rapid response for the financial adversity and to create money for his military. He, as it follows designed the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.

Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger municipalities to the tinier towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to the USA in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who came to the US to work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly enjoyed with 80 numbers in a majority of American land based casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is commonly loved today because of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the basic fact that there are little skills required to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the odds of succeeding are terrible, there is always the hope that you will win quite large with a tiny gaming investment.

Keno is played with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are selected each game. Players of Keno can pick from two to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.

Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of gambling in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track betting, the casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.