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Keno was introduced in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of war time seemed to be facing national famine with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a fast response for the financial calamity and to acquire revenue for his army. He thusly developed the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.

Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger locations to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the US in the 1800s by Chinese migrants who headed to the US for jobs. In those times, Keno was played with one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly gambled on with just 80 numbers in almost all of the US land based casinos as well as web casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today as a result of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the simple reality that there are little skills required to play Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of getting a win are appalling, there is always the possibility that you could win quite large with very little gambling investment.

Keno is played with 80 numbers with twenty numbers selected each game. Players of Keno can pick from two to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno has grown in popularity in the US since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track wagering, the casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.