The background of Keno
Keno was first played in two hundred BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing army. The city of Cheung was at war, and after awhile of war time seemed to be looking at a national shortage of food with the dramatic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a fast fix for the financial calamity and to acquire money for his forces. He, as it follows created the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from bigger municipalities to the tinier towns. The lotto ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the States to jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is normally enjoyed with eighty numbers in a majority of American brick and mortar casinos along with internet casinos. Keno is mainly liked today as a result of the laid back nature of gambling the game and the basic reality that there are no skills required to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the odds of succeeding are terrible, there is always the possibility that you might hit quite large with very little gaming investment.
Keno is played with 80 numbers and twenty numbers are drawn each game. Gamblers of Keno can choose from two to ten numbers and bet 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 grew in popularity in the United States near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese characters were replaced with , US numbers. Lotteries were not covered under the legalization of wagering 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 wanting your horses to place. When the Nevada government passed a law that levied a tax on off track gambling, the casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.
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