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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 failing forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time appeared to be looking at a country wide famine with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a quick response for the economic disaster and to acquire income for his army. He thusly created the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the tinier towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who headed to the United States for jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is typically enjoyed with 80 numbers in most of the US brick and mortar casinos along with online casinos. Keno is commonly liked today as a result of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are little skills required to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the chances of winning are horrible, there is constantly the possibility that you might win quite big with little gaming investment.

Keno is played with eighty numbers with 20 numbers drawn each round. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from 2 to ten numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is according to 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 , American numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.