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Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a way to finance his declining army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be looking at a national famine with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a rapid fix for the financial calamity and to produce money for his forces. He, as it follows created the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno was well-known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger cities to the lesser villages. The lotto ‘Keno’ was imported to the US in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who came to the United States for work. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is normally bet on with just 80 numbers in a majority of American brick and mortar casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is largely played today because of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the basic reality that there are no skills needed to enjoy Keno. Despite the reality that the chances of succeeding are horrible, there is always the possibility that you could hit quite big with very little gaming investment.

Keno is played with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Players of Keno can choose 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 wagers made and the matching of numbers.

Keno has grown in universal appeal in the United States since the end of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the legalization of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are looking for your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that taxed off track gambling, casinos swiftly altered the name to ‘Keno’.