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Keno was created in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized keno as a finance resource for his declining forces. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of war time appeared to be facing national famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a rapid response for the economic disaster and to acquire revenue for his forces. He therefore created the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno used to be well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger locations to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who headed to the United States to work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is most often played with just 80 numbers in just about all of the US brick and mortar casinos along with online casinos. Keno is commonly played today because of the laid back nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are little expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of getting a win are terrible, there is always the possibility that you might win quite large with little gaming investment.

Keno is played with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are selected each game. Players of Keno can pick from 2 to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The payout of Keno is dependent on the bets 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 characters were changed with , American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of gambling in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos adjusted the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track gambling, the casinos swiftly changed the name to ‘Keno’.