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
Synonyms
Examples of casino in a Sentence
on summer evenings dance bands would perform in the seaside casino
Recent Examples on the Web
Penn also operates 43 casinos and horse tracks, as well as online betting in 19 jurisdictions.
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John Kell, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Also, according to the department, the five tribal reservations in this area attract up to 50,000 guests a day to their casinos and other attractions.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
In Las Vegas, Simpson went to prison in 2008 for nine years after being found guilty of armed robbery in a 2007 encounter at a casino hotel with two collectibles dealers.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2024
Las Vegas conviction Simpson’s financial problems may have been what compelled him to set up a meeting with sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas casino hotel room in 2007.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Bitcoin is accepted and the mobile casino is excellent.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Additional breathtaking features include the three-story main dining room, two-level Lotus Spa and the casino, which is the cruise line’s largest to date.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
The shares have become an expensive way for speculators to treat the stock market as a casino, raising memories of 2021’s meme stock mania.
—Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
His fame on the football field was stunningly overshadowed by 1994 murder charges, a slow-speed highway chase, his murder acquittal and later prison sentence for robbery stemming from a 2007 incident at a Las Vegas casino.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
John Kell, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Also, according to the department, the five tribal reservations in this area attract up to 50,000 guests a day to their casinos and other attractions.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
In Las Vegas, Simpson went to prison in 2008 for nine years after being found guilty of armed robbery in a 2007 encounter at a casino hotel with two collectibles dealers.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2024
Las Vegas conviction Simpson’s financial problems may have been what compelled him to set up a meeting with sports memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas casino hotel room in 2007.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 11 Apr. 2024
Bitcoin is accepted and the mobile casino is excellent.
—Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
Additional breathtaking features include the three-story main dining room, two-level Lotus Spa and the casino, which is the cruise line’s largest to date.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
The shares have become an expensive way for speculators to treat the stock market as a casino, raising memories of 2021’s meme stock mania.
—Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
His fame on the football field was stunningly overshadowed by 1994 murder charges, a slow-speed highway chase, his murder acquittal and later prison sentence for robbery stemming from a 2007 incident at a Las Vegas casino.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Casino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casino. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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