screeno

A form of bingo played in American movie theaters during the Great Depression, with numbers displayed on the screen.

Noun

  1. A form of bingo played in American movie theaters during the Great Depression, with numbers displayed on the screen.
    • It led to a drive against screeno as used in movie houses thruout the city. - 1943, Billboard, volume 55, number 3:

Origin

Blend of screen + keno.