History of Keno

The History of Casino Keno

The game Keno originated in China approximately two thousand years ago, with evidence suggesting the game was developed in order for an ancient Chinese city to raise funds to support their army. Keno later helped provide funds for the building of the Great Wall. Although sources are sparse, some historical records claim results of Keno games were delivered to participating villages by the use of carrier pigeon. Keno was introduced to the west during the 19th century as large numbers of chinese imigrants moved to America.

The original game of Keno used a series of characters, this was changed when it left to China to eighty numbers and this basic format has remained to the current day.

Playing Keno Games

In landbased casinos, after picking numbers on their Keno Game Cards, players watch the numbers being drawn on monitors. Winning numbers are lit up and players will mark their cards and collect their winnings before the next game starts. Players can purchase multi game tickets and then play the same selections on a number of games.

There are a number of Keno game variations and many Las Vegas Casinos now provide their own games. Despite the fact that there are now large numbers of games based heavily on the original Keno, one fact remains - the casino has a massive edge over the player in the Keno Betting Odds.

Versions of Keno are now employed by many Lottery companies around the world, with some drawn daily or weekly. The numbers are usually drawn on national TV in these cases.