Keno History
Keno's history can be traced back to the Han dynasty in China, 200 years before
the birth of Christ. Keno was created by a Chinese General, Cheung Leung,
when his forces were under siege and running low on supplies. The idea of
the game was to not only create a distraction for the war weary populace,
but also as a way to fund the army.
The original keno game was a little different to its modern online
counterpart because it contained 120 characters. This made the chance of
winning even slimmer, but worked wonders for the army's coffers. In fact
it has been rumoured that parts of the Great Wall of Chine were funded by
games of Keno.
Keno is now played around the world thanks to Chinese migrants bringing
the game with them from China, but it was only in the 19th century that
the old Chinese symbols were replaced by numbers and reduced to 80.
During the 90's and with the explosion of
online casinos Keno
became an even bigger hit that it already was. It therefore comes as no
surprise that online keno is one of JackpotCity.com's most popular games.
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