The are a few stories discussing the history of the game of keno, but the real origins of this game continues to be a mystery. One of the stories considered that a game very close to what we call keno today was introduced by a member of the Chinese Han Dynasty, called Cheung Leung, in 200 BC. It is said that the game was created as a revenue to Cheung`s army. At the time this game was introduced in the Dynasty was in war, and the citizens were continually refusing any contribution in the funds of the war. So the Dynasty started to saturate it`s supplies.

This game of numbers was a sort of salvation of the city and enjoyed popularity from it`s beginning. After a while people from all over China began to play this game, and some sources say that this game also helped in the building of the Great Wall of China.

As it spread throughout China the game of Keno was also named The White Pigeons game, as there were used pigeons to transport the winning numbers of Keno from the big cities to the villages and smaller towns.

At the beginning a keno ticket comprised 120 numbers in Chinese. Only in the middle of the 19th century the game of keno was brought in the United States by immigrants from China, and to be easier to play, the Chinese characters have been replaced by numbers, and instead of 120 numbers people started to play this game with 80 numbers.

Playing online keno is extremely easy, it takes about 3 or 4 seconds to learn it`s rules.

When entering into a land based casino in case you want to play keno, you`ll have to find the so-called keno booth, where to pick up your ticket.

The basic purpose of Keno is for the player to guess the numbers that will be selected randomly by the online Keno machine, these numbers can vary between 1 and 80. In each round of the game the player can choose numbers 1 to 10 and he also has to select the amount of wagering. The objective of the game of online keno is to match as many numbers as possible of the player with the numbers chosen by the keno machine.

As well as all the other gambling games, keno has many versions, and it is one of the best known internet casino games. The rules of the online keno game are the same as the one played in the traditional land based casinos. You are basically playing against the computer, and you have to guess as many numbers as possible of the numbers chosen by the computer. If you guess more numbers you can win a bigger amount of money.

Online keno is very often compared to online bingo or lotto games, because it involves numbers, and it is really easy to play it, you just need a bit of luck.

Other than that it`s up to you how many numbers you want to play with, and as well the amount of money you want to wager.

So don`t think twice, download one of the keno softwares out there and try out the game of online keno. It`s easy to play, and it offers you moments of fun.