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Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a financial resource for his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time appeared to be facing country wide famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a fast fix for the financial adversity and to produce money for his forces. He, as it follows designed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno once was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger municipalities to the tinier villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the United States in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who migrated to the US to work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is typically wagered on with just 80 numbers in most of the US based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is largely loved today as a result of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of getting a win are horrible, there is always the possibility that you could win quite large with little gambling investment.

Keno is played with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are drawn each round. Players of Keno can select from 2 to ten numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is according to the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno grew in universal appeal in the United States near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with , American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gambling in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, Nevada casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.