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Keno was created in two hundred BC by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who utilized this game as a financial resource for his failing forces. The city of Cheung was waging a war, and after a bit of war 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 financial calamity and to produce revenue for his military. He thusly created the game we now know as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno once was known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were broadcast by pigeons from larger cities to the lesser villages. The lottery 'Keno' was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese expatriates who migrated to the United States for work. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is generally wagered on with just 80 numbers in most of American brick and mortar casinos along with online casinos. Keno is mainly played today as a result of the laid back nature of playing the game and the simple reality that there are no expertise needed to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the fact that the odds of winning are appalling, there is always the possibility that you could win quite large with little gaming investment.

Keno is played with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are picked each game. Enthusiasts of Keno can pick from 2 to 10 numbers and bet on them, whatever amount they are able to. The pay out of Keno is according to the wagers made and the matching of numbers.

Keno grew in universal appeal in the United States near the close of the 19th century when the Chinese letters were replaced with more familiar, US numbers. Lotteries weren't covered under the legalization of gambling in Nevada State in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos altered the name of the 'Chinese lotto' 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 betting, Nevada casinos swiftly altered the name to 'Keno'.