keno
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of keno
1805–15, < French quine five (winning numbers) (≪ Latin quinī five each) + (lott)o
Example Sentences
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Chinese entrepreneurs popularized games such as keno and pai gow.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2024
When Foxwoods reopens, it won’t offer poker, sports betting, keno, and bingo—partly due to crowding concerns, and partly because the casino won’t be bringing back enough staff at first to man all those games.
From Slate • May 7, 2020
South Dakota voters in 2014 approved an amendment authorizing lawmakers to allow keno, craps and roulette in Deadwood.
From Seattle Times • May 14, 2018
“The basement here is literally where keno might have been invented,” he continued.
From Washington Times • Nov. 26, 2016
Whether you employ faro or billiards, rondo and keno, cards, or bagatelle, the very idea of the thing is dishonest; for it professes to bestow upon you a good for which you give no equivalent.
From The Abominations of Modern Society by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)
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