In a message dated 6/25/2006 8:06:46 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
vpfae6128305@Cox.net writes:
<<Q: Regarding your recent question about origins of the
words "jackpot" and "bingo," is it possible to do the
same for the word "keno?">>
Keno was invented by a Chinese gentleman named Harry Wong, no relation to
Harry Porter, Kidd Wong or Stanford Wong. The word "Keno" came into play when
Mr Wong was locked out of his house one night and a passerby asked, "You don't
have a key? He answered, "Key? No" The most noted living expert on Keno is a
descendant of Harry Wong, Keno Lil Wong. She can be read in Gaming Today and
seen at her, Keno Lil's Keno Books and Taxidermy Shop, on Spring Mountain in
the burgeoning new Las Vegas China Town. As an actress he has done cameo
parts in many Hollywood movies. Her dancing ability got her the job as stand-in
for Marsha Clark on the video, "Marsha Clark And The Judge Ito Dancers." She
is also the recorded voice you hear on all casino Keno games.
Miss Lil Wong is currently embroiled in litigation against the Southland
Corporation, owner of all corporate Las Vegas 7-Eleven stores. One evening she
was driving north on Rainbow Blvd and became disoriented. She stopped and
asked for directions to China Town at the 7-Eleven store on the corner of Spring
Mountain. The clerk told her, "Just drive south on Spring Mountain until you
see the buildings with the funny looking roofs." Enraged, Miss Lil Wong fired
back, "You mean the buildings with the Chinese architecture?" The clerk
refused to apologize, thus the lawsuits. The outcome could mean other litigation
by Las Vegas Chinese Americans that would lead to even more houses just south
of downtown becoming law offices, some with Chinese architecture I imagine.
During the day Miss Lil Wong is an associate professor of Keno theory at the
UNLV School of Gaming. Her classes are packed with a three year backlog of
waiting students. Her amazing techniques for extracting a 5% profit from Keno,
a game with a 35% edge in favor of the house, are legendary. In her latest
New York Times best selling book, "Keno Attitude" she states, "Keno is a
beatable game. Think of it as you against the Keno writer. There's one of him, one
of you. You can take him."
JT
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