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
“Specifically, we are determining the feasibility of offering scratch tickets, jackpot games and keno at a travel center operated by the Cow Creek Tribe,” lottery spokesman Matthew Shelby told The Times.
From Washington Times • Oct. 28, 2018
The amendment would allow roulette, keno, craps, limited card games and slot machines.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2018
The next day I visited another club-house, where they had keno going at fifty cents a card.
From Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi by Devol, George H.
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