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Keno was created in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a financial resource for his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be looking at a national famine with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick fix for the financial adversity and to acquire revenue for his army. He thusly developed the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.

Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger municipalities to the smaller villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese newcomers who headed to the States for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is generally played with eighty numbers in a majority of the US brick and mortar casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is commonly loved today as a result of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of coming away with a win are terrible, there is always the hope that you could win quite big with very little gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with 20 numbers drawn each game. Players of Keno can select from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on 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 letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track gambling, the casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.