Casino Land

You know your local lottery games? The ones where you pick out your lucky numbers on a small, printed ticket and stand to win some big bucks? Well, that’s basically what you can expect when playing online keno games – only this time, the tickets are virtual. While not a proven fact, keno is thought to have originated in China and quickly spread in popularity.

It’s a question that’s often posed, with answers that unfortunately aren’t quite clear. Playing at casinos and placing real money bets are popular forms of entertainment in Canada, but the gambling laws surrounding these practices aren’t cut and dry – as is the case in various other countries around the world.

The earliest Australian pokie machines are rumoured to have sprung from an 1891 machine based on the game of poker. Things have come a long way since then, however, it did take close to 100 years for the first video slot machine to make an appearance. Today, there are hundreds of gaming developers pumping out an endless supply of new gambling slot machines for the modern gambler to enjoy.