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Keno was introduced in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a finance resource for his declining forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of war time seemed to be looking at a country wide shortage of food with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to develop a rapid fix for the financial adversity and to create revenue for his forces. He therefore created the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger locations to the smaller towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the USA in the 19th century by Chinese immigrants who headed to the US for work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is generally bet on with just 80 numbers in almost all of American based casinos along with web casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today as a result of the relaxed nature of betting the game and the simple fact that there are no expertise needed to play Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of coming away with a win are terrible, there is constantly the possibility that you might win quite large with little gambling investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with twenty numbers selected each game. Gamblers of Keno can choose from 2 to ten numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they are able to. The payout of Keno is according to the bets made and the matching of numbers.

Keno grew in acceptance in the United States near the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with , American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of wagering in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ 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, Nevada casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.