Lottery game originally played using Chinese characters (4)

I believe the answer is:

keno

(Other definitions for keno that I've seen before include "gambler's choice" , "A bingo-like game" , "game of chance" , "gambling game" , "2 8 [CASINO GAME]" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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