Origins and History
This game was first brought to the United States by Chinese immigrants, who played it with their colleagues. Many today still play the game, mostly in very rural areas.
Recently Cee-lo has had a resurgence in popularity in American settings. A 2003 Associated Press article presented by CBS News as "Kids Gambling - And Losing" identified Cee-lo as a current fad at schools, "played for money even by preteens."
A variant of Cee-lo has been sold under the name Chinchirorin, which is described in detail at BoardGameGeek. According to the rules of this game, Chinchirorin is a traditional Japanese Game. Whatever renown this game may have, it has been attributed to the inclusion of a Chinchirorin "mini-game" in a popular PlayStation Game, Genso Suikoden. Mainly played by older people in Japan, the game is reportedly gaining in popularity as a gambling game in that country.
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