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gambling house

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noun

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

Origin of gambling house

First recorded in 1830–40

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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It was just a few shacks and a Mexican gambling-house when I saw it.
The Best Short Stories of 1915
Various
Juliet says her brother died of dissipation in a gambling-house.
The Indifference of Juliet
Grace S. Richmond
On a corner lounged a keen-eyed steerer for a gambling-house.
Strictly Business
O. Henry
I left him, joined Thornton, and went to the gambling-house.
Pelham, Complete
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
They had run a gambling-house on the sly—he as the card-sharper, she as the decoy.
Cleek, the Master Detective
Thomas W. Hanshew