Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a monetary resource for his failing forces. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of time seemed to be looking at a national shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a fast response for the economic disaster and to acquire income for his army. He thusly created the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic 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 lesser towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who came to the States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly gambled on with just 80 numbers in almost all of American land based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is largely liked today because of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the basic fact that there are no skills needed to play Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of succeeding are horrible, there is constantly the hope that you might hit quite large with little gambling investment.

Keno is played with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno has grown in universal appeal in the US since the close of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with , US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track wagering, casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.