The word "Keno" has French or Latin roots (Fr. quine five winning numbers, L. quini five each), but by all accounts the game originated in China over 2000 years ago. Legend has it that the invention of the game saved an ancient city in time of war, and its widespread popularity helped raise funds to build the Great Wall. According to one source, results of Keno games in great cities were sent to outlying villages and hamlets by carrier pigeon. Eventually, Chinese immigrants introduced Keno to the West when they sailed across the Pacific to help build the American trans-continental railroad in the 19th century.
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Keno is similar to lotto games, in that players have a card or ticket with
numbers that are selected in hopes of matching the numbered balls that are drawn
during play. Early Keno games looked for a match of five numbers to win. Some
Keno dealers used a large jar with a long, thin neck to tumble the balls. The
neck was just wide enough to permit only one ball at time to flow, thus
eliminating any argument about which number was drawn. For obvious reasons, this
jar was called the "Keno goose".
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