keno

keno
A game of chance played by gamblers. 24 Am J1st Gaming § 28. A gambling game in which there is a "banker" and which is operated with ninety numbered ivory balls placed inside of a rotating oblong wheel. Miller v State, 48 Ala 122, 125. A name applied without circumspection to the game bingo.

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  • Keno — bezeichnet: einen ostfriesischen männlichen Vornamen (friesische Form von Konrad, „kühn im Rate“) einen ostfriesischen Fürsten und Häuptling, siehe Keno I. tom Brok dessen Enkel und Häuptling, siehe Keno II. tom Brok einen ehemaligen Ort in Texas …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • keno — kenõ pron. gen. sing. J = kieno: Kenõ tas vaikas? Erž. Keno tu, vaike? Rdm. Gulbinas plaukdamas šaukė: „Keno tas vainikėlis?“ Nm. Keno te (ten) gaideliai? NS68(Ppl). ^ Keno ilgas liežuvis, to protas trumpas TŽIII381 …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • keno — elem. v. ceno1 . Trimis de tavi, 13.09.2007. Sursa: MDN  KENO v. ceno1 . Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

  • Keno — Ke no, n. [F. quine five winning numbers, fr. L. quini five each, quinque five. See {Five}.] A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered. [U. S.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • keno — (n.) game of chance (akin to bingo), 1814, American English, probably from Fr. quine five winning numbers in a lottery, from L. quini five each, distributive of quinque five (see FIVE (Cf. five)). The numbers are arranged in rows of five …   Etymology dictionary

  • keno- — before vowels, ken , comb. element meaning empty, from Gk. kenos empty …   Etymology dictionary

  • keno- — DEFINICIJA v. ceno …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • kēnō- — *kēnō , *kēnōn, *kēna , *kenan germ., schwach Maskulinum (n): nhd. Kien; ne. pinewood; Rekontruktionsbasis: ae., as., ahd.; Hinweis: s. *kizna ; Etymologie: unbekannt; Weiterleben …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • keno — ☆ keno [kē′nō ] n. [< Fr quine, five winning numbers < L quini, five each < quinque,FIVE] a gambling game resembling bingo …   English World dictionary

  • 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 modern casinos. A traditional live casino keno… …   Wikipedia

  • Keno — El Keno es un juego de lotería similar al bingo. Los jugadores suelen seleccionar de 1 a 20 números y marcarlos en un boleto con una matriz de 80 posibilidades (1 to 80). A continuación se sortean 20 números aleatoriamente y el jugador obtiene… …   Wikipedia Español

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