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Keno was introduced in two hundred before Christ by the Chinese military leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a monetary resource for his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after a bit of time appeared to be facing country wide shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a quick fix for the economic disaster and to acquire revenue for his forces. He, as it follows created the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, since the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from bigger cities to the tinier towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the US to work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is regularly wagered on with just 80 numbers in almost all of the US brick and mortar casinos along with online casinos. Keno is commonly enjoyed today because of the relaxed nature of gambling the game and the basic fact that there are little expertise required to enjoy Keno. Despite the fact that the chances of coming away with a win are horrible, there is constantly the chance that you might win quite big with a tiny gambling investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers with 20 numbers drawn each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from two to 10 numbers and wager on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno grew in popularity in the United States near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of wagering in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, the casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.