Keno was first played in 200 before Christ by the Chinese army commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a monetary resource for his failing forces. The city of Cheung was at war, and after some time appeared to be looking at a country wide famine with the drastic drop in supplies. Cheung Leung had to come up with a fast response for the economic adversity and to acquire money for his forces. He therefore designed the game we know today as keno and it was a great success.
Keno was referred to as the White Pigeon Game, seeing as the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger locations to the tinier villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 1800s by Chinese immigrants who migrated to the States to jobs. In those times, Keno was played with 120 numbers.
Today, Keno is most often wagered on with just 80 numbers in most of the US 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 simple reality that there are little skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of getting a win are terrible, there is always the possibility that you might win quite big with a tiny gambling investment.
Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are picked each round. Gamblers of Keno can choose from 2 to 10 numbers and bet on them, as much or as little as they are able to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the wagers made and the roll out of matching numbers.
Keno has grown in popularity in the United States since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese characters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lotteries weren’t covered under the laws of wagering in Nevada State 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 levied a tax on off track wagering, Nevada casinos quickly altered the name to ‘Keno’.
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