keno
n.
game of chance similar to lotto
KENO
Keno
This article describes the lottery game. For the radio station, see
KENO. For the nuclear criticality code, see
Keno (computer program). Keno is a
lottery-like or
bingo-like
gambling game played at most modern casinos, and at many bingo halls. A player chooses anywhere from 1 to 20 numbers and marks them on a keno ticket of 80 numbers (1 to 80). The casino then draws 20 numbers at random. The player is paid out against his original wager based on how many numbers match the ones he marked on his ticket.
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keno
Noun
1. a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
(synonym) lotto, bingo, beano
(hypernym) board game
Keno
(n.)
A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
keno
Synonyms and related words:
bingo, card games, chuck and toss, chuck farthing, chuck-a-luck, class lottery, crack-loo, crap game, crap shooting, craps, draft lottery, drawing, fan-tan, grab bag, hazard, horse racing, interest lottery, lottery, lotto, number lottery, numbers pool, pinball, pitch and toss, policy, raffle, rouge et noir, roulette, shell game, sweep, sweepstake, sweepstakes, the numbers, the numbers game, tombola, tontine, trente-et-quarante
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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