casino

American  

[kuh-see-noh] / kəˈsi noʊ /

noun

plural

casinos

1. a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.

2. (in Italy) a small country house or lodge.

3. Cards. Also cassino a game in which cards that are face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand.

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casino British  

/ kəˈsiːnəʊ /

noun

1. a public building or room in which gaming takes place, esp roulette and card games such as baccarat and chemin de fer

2. a variant spelling of cassino

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Other Word Forms

• subcasino noun

Etymology

Origin of casino

1780–90; < Italian, equivalent to cas(a) “house” + -ino diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

An unappreciated fact about these new casino markets is what terrible investments they are.

From The Wall Street Journal

America built the casino and set the house rules.

From MarketWatch

Unwittingly, zealous regulators have turned stock markets into the casinos that commissioner Crenshaw deplores.

From Barron's

All of that makes it harder for Santa Anita to attract top horses from those states, which increase purses with money from slot machines or casinos, something not available to California tracks.

From Los Angeles Times

In response to a request for comment, the casino operator referred Barron’s to a previous statement.

From Barron's