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Keno was introduced in 200 before Christ by the Chinese military commander, Cheung Leung who used keno as a financial resource for his declining forces. The metropolis of Cheung was waging a battle, and after some time seemed to be facing national shortage of food with the drastic decrease in supplies. Cheung Leung needed to come up with a quick fix for the economic disaster and to produce income for his army. He thusly designed the game we know today as keno and it was a fantastic success.

Keno used to be known as the White Pigeon Game, because the winning numbers were delivered by pigeons from larger cities to the lesser towns. The lottery ‘Keno’ was brought to America in the 19th century by Chinese newcomers who headed to the States to work. In those times, Keno used one hundred and twenty numbers.

Today, Keno is most often enjoyed with just 80 numbers in most of American land based casinos along with net casinos. Keno is largely played today as a result of the relaxed nature of playing the game and the simple fact that there are no skills required to enjoy Keno. Regardless of the reality that the chances of succeeding are appalling, there is constantly the chance that you might hit quite big with little gambling investment.

Keno is played with eighty numbers and 20 numbers are selected each round. Gamblers of Keno can select from two to ten numbers and gamble on them, as much or as little as they want to. The pay out of Keno is dependent on the bets made and the roll out of matching numbers.

Keno has grown in universal appeal in the US since the end of the 1800’s when the Chinese letters were changed with more familiar, American numbers. Lottos were not covered under the laws of wagering in the state of Nevada in Nineteen Thirty One. The casinos changed the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to ‘horse race keno’ employing the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. When a law passed that taxed off track wagering, the casinos quickly adjusted the name to ‘Keno’.