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Keno was created in 200 BC by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a financial resource for his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of war time appeared to be facing country wide shortage of food with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to develop a rapid response for the financial calamity and to produce revenue for his army. He therefore designed the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno once was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger locations to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who headed to the US to work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is most often wagered on with just 80 numbers in most of the US 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 skills needed to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of succeeding are appalling, there is constantly the hope that you will win quite large with a tiny gaming investment.

Keno is played with 80 numbers with 20 numbers picked each game. Gamblers of Keno can choose from 2 to ten numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno has grown in universal appeal in the United States since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of gambling in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the notion 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 betting, Nevada casinos quickly changed the name to ‘Keno’.