[
English ]
Keno was first played in 200 BC by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a way to finance his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after a bit of time seemed to be facing country wide famine with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a quick response for the economic adversity and to acquire revenue for his forces. He thusly created the game we now know as keno and it was a great success.
Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were sent out by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the tinier towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who came to the States for jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often bet on with 80 numbers in a majority of American land based casinos as well as net casinos. Keno is largely enjoyed today because of the laid back nature of wagering the game and the basic reality that there are little skills required to play Keno. Despite the fact that the odds of getting a win are horrible, there is always the chance that you might win quite big with very little gambling investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers with 20 numbers selected each game. Players of Keno can choose from 2 to ten numbers and wager on them, whatever amount they want to. The payout of Keno is according to the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno grew in universal appeal in the United States near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the laws of gaming in the state of Nevada in 1931. The casinos renamed the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the concept that the numbers are horses and you are wanting your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track betting, casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
