casino

[ kuh-see-noh ]

noun

, plural ca·si·nos

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. Also cassino. Cards. 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. See cassino
   a variant spelling of cassino

Other Words From

• sub·ca·si·no noun plural subcasinos

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

Over the past four years, more than two dozen states — from New Hampshire to New Mexico — have legalized sports betting, either online, at casinos or both.

From Washington Post

Some are calling for a wholesale rethinking of a system they say operates more like a casino than an efficient machine for redistributing capital.

From Washington Post

The result is an oversize and overcompensated financial market that has long since abandoned its role to channel savings to the highest and best use, becoming nothing more than a high-tech casino.

From Washington Post

West Virginia has offered sports gambling online and at its casinos since August 2018.

From Washington Post

Outdoor dining will still be allowed at 50 percent, while casino capacity will stay at 25 percent.

From Washington Post

Silver State casino bosses were told to part company with Cuba or face the consequences.

From The Daily Beast

Ironically, what was bad for the boys in Havana provided a shot in the arm to the casino crowd in Las Vegas.

From The Daily Beast

By the early 1960s, Las Vegas enjoyed an influx of casino employees with experience in Havana.

From The Daily Beast

Casino resorts thrive in the Bahamas and have a presence in almost every port of call for hundreds of miles.

From The Daily Beast

In August, Trump filed a lawsuit to have his name removed from the casino and from the nearby, since-closed Trump Plaza.

From The Daily Beast

He had got his ticket of admission to the Casino, after arriving yesterday evening; but the Rooms had not pleased him then.

From Project Gutenberg

But, without telling me what she meant to do, mother took it all to the Casino—and—it followed the rest.

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He turned the car, and passing the Casino drove up the hill, taking the direction of Mentone, when he had reached the top.

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She had just begun to think that she had better try the Casino, when down the steps from the upper terrace came three figures.

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We found our places in the Casino just as the curtain was going up, and I saw “Patience” for the first time.

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