casino

noun

ca·​si·​no kə-ˈsē-(ˌ)nō 

plural casinos

1

: a building or room used for social amusements

specifically : one used for gambling

2

or less commonly cassino : a card game in which cards are won by matching or combining cards in a hand with those exposed on the table

3

: summerhouse sense 2

Synonyms of casino

• pavilion
• kiosk

Examples of casino in a Sentence

on summer evenings dance bands would perform in the seaside casino

Recent Examples on the Web

More recently, the actor, who moved to Las Vegas in 1992, starred in Steven Soderbergh’s remake of Ocean’s Eleven, in which DeLano played a Las Vegas casino manager working for Andy Garcia’s ruthless character, Terry Benedict. —Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025

The Wyandotte County Parks Foundation received $24,000 in casino grant funding specifically for the project and personally contributed $15,000 to the project. —Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025

The legislation allowed adults 21 and older to place sports bets online, at casinos, at racinos and at stand-alone betting kiosks in bars, restaurants and professional sports facilities. —CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025

The resort in White Sulphur Springs that dates to 1778 also has a casino, spa and dozens of amenities and employs around 2,000 workers. —John Raby, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from casa house, from Latin, cottage

First Known Use

1744, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing casino

• clams casino

Rhymes for casino

• amino
• carlino
• imino
• ladino
• latino
• merino
• neutrino
• argentino
• campesino
• cappuccino
• diamino
• filipino

Kids Definition

casino

noun

ca·​si·​no kə-ˈsē-nō 

plural casinos

: a building or room used for gambling