Definition of "keno" []

• A game of chance, similar to lotto, that uses balls rather than counters. (noun)

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• "AUGUSTA, Maine - A legislative committee is recommending that Maine allow the bingolike video game called keno and join the multistate Mega Millions lottery as a way to generate additional revenue during the recession."
• "She isn't exactly clear yet what "keno" is, but she says she has sworn off taking advice from pious looking traveling men."
• "The little woman saw that she had got her foot into something, and she blushed and backed out, and asked the traveling man what "keno" meant."