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 Online 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.

To play online Keno you need to download your FREE casino software and register a new account before accessing the game.