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Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his failing forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time seemed to be looking at a national famine with the dramatic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung had to create a quick fix for the economic disaster and to create revenue for his army. He therefore developed the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.

Keno once was 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 brought to the United States in the 1800s by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the US for work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly enjoyed with eighty numbers in almost all of American land based casinos as well as online casinos. Keno is commonly enjoyed today as a result of the laid back nature of betting the game and the basic fact that there are no expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of succeeding are terrible, there is always the hope that you could hit quite big with a tiny gambling investment.

Keno is enjoyed with eighty numbers with twenty numbers selected each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can choose from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the matching of numbers.

Keno has grown in acceptance in the US since the end of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with , American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of wagering in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to come in. When a law passed that levied a tax on off track betting, the casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.