Keno Game Overview

Keno Information

The game of keno originates from ancient China, where it was simply called the Chinese lottery. This ancient game was used to raise funds to keep the Chinese army running centuries ago. At one period of time a large part of the Chinese population refused to keep paying for the army in a regular way - through taxes - so a game very similar to keno was invented. The objective of this game was to bring in the money needed to keep the Chinese army strong so it could defeat it's enemies. Legend says that the funds raised from this game also financed the construction of the Great Wall Of China. What a story for a simple casino game!

Keno Rules

The rules of Keno are essentially the same as Bingo and the Lottery, or more the Bingo and the lottery combined. If you imagine the Bingo board. That would be the keno board but with 80 numbers. But then the differences emerge: For one you have a choice of picking from 1-15 numbers. But this will of course mean that the payout will change depending on how many numbers you pick and how many of your numbers are randomly picked. Keno is again a game of chance.