Keno

Read more about the
Las Vegas 2024 Super
Bowl Streaker!

Keno was introduced in 200 BC by the Chinese army leader, Cheung Leung who used this game as a way to finance his failing army. The metropolis of Cheung was at war, and after some time seemed to be looking at a national shortage of food with the excessive decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to create a fast fix for the financial disaster and to acquire revenue for his forces. He therefore invented the game we now know as keno and it was a wonderful success.

Keno was known as the White Pigeon Game, due to the fact that the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger cities to the lesser villages. The lottery ‘Keno’ was imported to America in the 19th century by Chinese migrants who headed to the US to jobs. In those times, Keno used 120 numbers.

Today, Keno is generally gambled on with 80 numbers in a majority of the US land based casinos as well as internet casinos. Keno is commonly liked today because of the relaxed nature of wagering the game and the basic reality that there are little skills required to play Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of getting a win are horrible, there is always the possibility that you will hit quite big with very little gambling investment.

Keno is enjoyed with 80 numbers and 20 numbers are selected each game. Players of Keno can select from 2 to 10 numbers and gamble 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 popularity in the US near the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, US numbers. Lottos weren’t covered under the legalization of gaming in Nevada State in 1931. The casinos altered the name of the ‘Chinese lotto’ to ‘horse race keno’ utilizing the concept that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to place. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, the casinos swiftly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.