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
The amendment would allow roulette, keno, craps, limited card games and slot machines.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2018
“We have keno tickets that are in Chinese characters.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 26, 2016
The halt would scarcely be called before "chuck-luck" boards would begin to appear from knapsacks here and there and rubber ponchos be spread for "keno" games.
From The Bright Side of Prison Life Experience, In Prison and Out, of an Involuntary Soujouner in Rebellion by Samuel A. Swiggett
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