keno

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That's higher than even the most horrific games on the casino floor - keno (26 percent casino hold rate) and Caribbean Stud (28 percent), according to the state Gaming Control Board.

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

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  • Low-income, habitual players typically patronize keno, as they do the lottery. —  theday.Com - Breaking News
  • Nanette Horner, director of Pennsylvania's Office of Compulsive and Problem Gambling, said that people helped by the program not only played slot machines, but they were also involved in other types of gambling, such as table games, card games, keno, horse racing, lottery, Internet gaming and sports betting. —  Press of Atlantic City: Editorials
  • That's higher than even the most horrific games on the casino floor - keno (26 percent casino hold rate) and Caribbean Stud (28 percent), according to the state Gaming Control Board. —  Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines
  • Other games available are slots, keno, roulette, scratch cards and progressive slots.
  • Slot, keno, numbers and casino games can be found in different and exciting variations.
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  1. French quine, set of five winning numbers (from Latin quīnī, five each; see penkwe in Indo-European roots) + -o (as in lotto).

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  1. Also spelled kino; origin obscure.
 

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