gambling house

American  

noun

1. a building for gambling, especially for a large number of betting games.

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Etymology

Origin of gambling house

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Just how much of a draw the casino will be is the question of the hour, as MGM National Harbor became the sixth gambling house to open in Maryland.

From Washington Post • Dec. 9, 2016

Historically, “the act of running a gambling house was seen as a dishonorable business,” said Les Bernal, executive director of the anti-gambling group Stop Predatory Gambling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2016

Jacks’ owners, Alan Sylvester and Darryl Agostino, remain adamant that they are not running an illegal gambling house.

From New York Times • May 6, 2010

Appropriately last week this fling was made in a gambling house, the famed Palais de la M�diterran�e built at Nice by Frank Jay Gould of Paris and New York, dedicated to Opera, Art and Baccarat.

From Time Magazine Archive

Anyway, through the same flush war years, John Hughes had hustled profitably enough to be able to open a pretty good gambling house.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey