casino

[kuh-see-noh]

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.

casino

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• subcasino noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of casino¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of casino¹

C18: from Italian, diminutive of casa house, from Latin

Example Sentences

The move came despite decades of regulatory efforts to separate the worlds of gambling and financial trading, and it drew loud protests from casino operators and Native American tribes.

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How many think that joy ride will be a free ride, like a bonus code at the casino?

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All three companies operate casinos in Macau, a special administrative region of China.

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Macau's gaming boom began in the early 2000s when authorities opened its gambling market to global casino operators.

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The announced opening comes as Hard Rock battles to open a casino in New York — competing with bids from other gambling giants such as MGM Resorts International.

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