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Online Keno and Keno’s Origin!

Posted on May 12, 2007. Filed under: Keno Online |

Keno is an old (now online casino) game that originated in China and was played over 3000 years ago by the Chinese people. The reason how the game, Keno, came to be was that in China, the emperor needed, funds to help pay for things like the Great Wall, to protect his cities, and villages, and money to fund his war crusades. The game, Keno spread all over China and was a great way to raise funds for construction and in many other areas in the empire, instead on taxing the citizens more.

The Pigeon Game, that is what the Chinese keno game was called because’s the results of these games where transported to villages from cities by carrier pigeon which in turn became hugely popular. (more…)

Keno game 101- what you absolutely need to know

Posted on May 12, 2007. Filed under: Keno Online |

‘Keno’ is a well known game nowadays. It is frequently played and appreciated by people in America. However, the game was not born in America. It is a gift of China. The game has a long history, which also reveals the benefits that people of China accrued of this game. Keno is an invention of a Chinese named Cheung Leung. Through the revenue of this game he wanted to help the soldiers of his town with arms and other material to ward off an attack. He succeeded in his motive and the game started to spread and develop. For some time the game was also known as the ‘White Pigeon Game’ when a white pigeon acted as a postman carrying the list of results of the game from village to village. But the game was not of numbers at that time as it is today. (more…)