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Keno was introduced in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a monetary resource for his failing forces. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a fast fix for the economic calamity and to acquire revenue for his army. He therefore developed the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.

Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger locations to the tinier towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who headed to the States for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is most often gambled on with 80 numbers in a majority of the US brick and mortar casinos along with web casinos. Keno is mainly liked today as a consequence of the laid back nature of playing the game and the basic fact that there are little expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of succeeding are appalling, there is always the possibility that you might hit quite large with a tiny gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers and twenty numbers are picked each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno grew in popularity in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gaming in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track gambling, the casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.