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Keno - Lasseters Online Casino
The Keno game has become a popular casino game, and has been played for a long time. Keno might just have the richest history of any casino game.
Keno history started in China over 2000 years ago by a man named Cheung Leung who invented the game of chance in an effort to save his city, literally. With the residents refusing to give any more financial support towards the war fund, the army quickly ran out of supplies and the city was in danger.
Leung's Keno game produced enough revenue to supply his army with all that they needed, and so the city was saved. In the years that followed, the Keno game became known as the White Pigeon Game (because pigeons were used to communicate the winning results of the game) and its popularity spread quickly throughout China - raising enough money to also fund the building of the Great Wall.
The history of Keno in North America started with the Chinese immigrants who worked on the railroads, when, as part of their customs and individuality, they brought the Keno game over to keep themselves entertained and to carry on some of their national traditions. When the country legalized most types of gambling in 1931 (although still not lotteries) the Keno name was simply changed to 'horse race keno', suggesting that the numbers were horses and you were betting on the one that would come in. The game's association with horse racing earned it the name 'racing game', which is still largely used among Keno operators today. A few years later, the American Government decided to tax off-track betting, so the name was changed once again to offer a better profit.
And that's how the game got its name - Keno.
Online Keno has become a popular game in the last couple of years, especially with recent advancements in technology. Thanks to the fine artists and the sophisticated graphical interfaces today, online Keno has gained a new look and feel. Being able to mark the ticket to your liking by simply clicking on the ticket image turns the notion of using pen and paper into a distant memory and you don't even need to leave the house in order to play!
There are many versions and ways of presenting Keno online; the game can be a virtual representation of a printed ticket or just a display of all 80 numbers for you to select - there's a wide variety to choose from. Usually, sound effects as well as some sort of motion accompany the game, in forms of applauding crowds, balls being drawn, or bets being placed.
Everything tied in together makes for one great online casino and casino gambling experience … that's Keno!
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