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Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be looking at a national shortage of food with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a fast fix for the financial adversity and to create income for his army. He thusly developed the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno once was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger municipalities to the smaller towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the States for work. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is generally played with eighty numbers in most of American land based casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is largely loved today because of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the simple fact that there are no expertise needed to play Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of getting a win are appalling, there is constantly the possibility that you will hit quite big with a tiny gaming investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Gamblers of Keno can choose from two to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the matching of numbers.

Keno grew in acceptance in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries weren’t 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’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track wagering, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.