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Online Keno and Keno's Origin!
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. They also used character sets instead of the 80 numbers that is used today in online casinos and land-based casinos. Chinese immigrants brought the game, Keno, over to North America when 19th century railroads where being built. These companies employed thousands of Chinese immigrants to build the railway systems that exist today. Many Chinese played this game for entertainment which lead to non Chinese people starting to play. It took no time in North America for the popularity of Keno to explode. Online Keno and Online Bingo roughly have the same origin and are linked, plus follow similar online casinos rules. More people today play this very popular casino game then ever, and with the explosion in online bingos and online casinos the future is bright for this game. At KenoCorner you will find great information and software to play better online and live casino KENO! http://www.casinospokerrooms.com/em/kenocorner.html
This article was posted on July 18, 2007 |
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