casino
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
(in Italy) a small country house or lodge.
Also cassino .Cards. a game in which cards that are face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand.
Origin of casino
1Other words from casino
- sub·ca·si·no, noun, plural sub·ca·si·nos.
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How to use casino in a sentence
Pan American Airways thought enough of the destination to finance one of the hotel-casinos just off the Malecon.
Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations? | John L. Smith | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWell, because casinos have cameras everywhere, turns out there was indeed a tape.
The Mob ran wild, using the local Teamsters to run casinos in Las Vegas and bombing buildings along the River Quay.
In Downtown Vegas, the codes of Sin City are still intact—there are casinos, neon lights and nightlife.
A Tech Millionaire Bets on the Urban Revival of Downtown Las Vegas | Sarah Kunst | January 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTrump still owns a stake in two Atlantic City casinos that have been approved for online wagering starting next week.
Sheldon Adelson’s Republican Roulette: Can Online Gambling Be Banned? | Patricia Murphy | November 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
And seeing me coming, the owners of the Casinos, the employees, and even the green tables fairly trembled.
The Enemies of Women | Vicente Blasco IbezWhat might I not write about the development of our casinos?
South America To-day | Georges ClemenceauThis telegram arrived one evening when a masked ball 29 was being held at one of the Casinos.
The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon | Jos Maria GordonHe is sometimes a vulgar fop, sometimes fond of low profligacy—of betting-houses and casinos.
Sanitary and Social Lectures and Essays | Charles KingsleySo the boy was taken to the temples of Greece and India, and even to Western casinos and dancing gardens.
The Christian | Hall Caine
British Dictionary definitions for casino
/ (kəˈsiːnəʊ) /
a public building or room in which gaming takes place, esp roulette and card games such as baccarat and chemin de fer
a variant spelling of cassino
Origin of casino
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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