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ke·no

 (kē′nō)
n.
A game of chance, similar to lotto, that uses balls rather than counters.

[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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keno

(ˈkiːno) ,

keeno

,

kino

or

quino

n
(Games, other than specified) US and Canadian a game of chance similar to bingo
[C19: of unknown origin]
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ke•no

(ˈki noʊ)

n.
a game of chance, adapted from lotto.
[1805–15; < French quine five (winning numbers) (« Latin quinī five each) + (lott) o]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.keno - a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cardskeno - a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards
board game - a game played on a specially designed board
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President Duterte on Tuesday night lifted the suspension of lotto games, but the suspension on the STL, as well as the Keno and Peryahan ng Bayan (PNB), was retained.
Rada, however, clarified that the order of the President was for the resumption of lotto, while the suspension of operations of Peryahan, STL, and Keno are still effective, as of this writing.
Based on record, they shut down 4,091 Small Town lottery (STL) outlets, 155 lotto outlets, and 3 Keno outlets.
Four days later, Malacanang announced the lifting of suspension of PCSO's Lotto operations but said that other gaming activities of the agency-such as the Small-Town Lottery (STL), Keno, and Peryahan ng Bayan (PNB)-remains suspended.
'The PCSO immediately implemented the suspension last Saturday, July 27, 2019, wherein all Lotto and Keno terminals were automatically disabled at the main data center of our system providers,' the PCSO statement read.
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