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
Examples of casino in a Sentence
on summer evenings dance bands would perform in the seaside casino
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Many cities allocate a fraction of the hotel tax, casino, or convention revenue to their tourism bureaus.
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John Calvelli, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Lake Como’s roots date back to 1889, when Denver investors dammed a creek about 5 miles west of downtown and built a luxury resort, casino and amusement rides modeled after Como, Italy.
—Kamal Morgan
february 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
Fans were expecting a blowout, so Jay Kornegay, manager of the sportsbook at the Imperial Palace casino in Las Vegas at that time, gathered his staff and came up with more than 150 bets on the game to keep fans engaged in what was otherwise going to be a one-sided affair.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
Proposition 26 would have allowed tribal casinos and racetracks to accept in-person sports betting, the Legislative Analyst’s Office said.
—Bee Staff
february 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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John Calvelli, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Lake Como’s roots date back to 1889, when Denver investors dammed a creek about 5 miles west of downtown and built a luxury resort, casino and amusement rides modeled after Como, Italy.
—Kamal Morgan
february 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
Fans were expecting a blowout, so Jay Kornegay, manager of the sportsbook at the Imperial Palace casino in Las Vegas at that time, gathered his staff and came up with more than 150 bets on the game to keep fans engaged in what was otherwise going to be a one-sided affair.
—David Hill, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2026
Proposition 26 would have allowed tribal casinos and racetracks to accept in-person sports betting, the Legislative Analyst’s Office said.
—Bee Staff
february 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for casino
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“Casino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casino. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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