Online Casinos - Keno Games Online

The very popular game of Keno was originated in China. It’s considered that Chinese immigrants imported the game to the western world. Keno was played by a Chinese community so it became known as the Chinese lottery. Keno history didn’t evolve further until near the end of the 19th century.

When gambling was legalized in the state of Nevada in 1931 the fact that lotteries were not covered under the legislature discouraged no one. All they had to do was change the name of the ‘Chinese lottery’ to something else, so that it wasn’t a lottery anymore. Thus, it was changed to ‘horse race keno’, playing off of the idea that the numbers are horses and you want your horses to come in. As the government passed a law that taxed off-track betting, Nevada swiftly changed the name again, shortening it to just Keno.

Keno is easy to learn and fun to play. It is one of the oldest games played in modern casinos and almost certainly the one that has undergone the least change. Keno is played in much the same fashion as most national and state lotteries around the world.

The concept is very simple. There is a large Keno board with numbers from one (1) to eighty (80). In a basket, wire cage or plastic bubble there are balls numbered from one (1) to eighty (80). Twenty of the balls are drawn randomly and it is up to the player to predict which numbers will be drawn and to place a bet on as many as fifteen of those numbers. You may choose to bet on any number of ’spots’ (up to 15) for the price of one ticket. The price of the ticket is not dependent on the number of spots chosen. The more spots that you correctly predict the higher the payout.

Use your mouse to select up to fifteen ’spots’ on the Keno ticket and then click the Play button.

The game will begin. As numbers are drawn they will be shown to you. If you have successfully predicted a number your keno ticket will change to reflect this. When all twenty numbers have been drawn you will be paid out according to the payout schedule and can play again.