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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Macklem said Measmer is opposed to a casino in Cabarrus County, while Crutchfield sponsored pro-gambling legislation while in office.
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Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2026
House Bill 1038, which barely passed the Indiana Senate earlier this week, would allow a casino to locate in Allen County, DeKalb County or Steuben County with permission from local government.
—Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2026
His grandmother, a resident of Imperial Valley with legal status, was crossing the border when agents asked her about her trips to casinos.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Each casino tried to outshine the next; in 1961, Binion’s Gambling Hall unveiled a facade equipped with eight miles of neon tubes.
—Roger Kisby, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
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Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 28 Feb. 2026
House Bill 1038, which barely passed the Indiana Senate earlier this week, would allow a casino to locate in Allen County, DeKalb County or Steuben County with permission from local government.
—Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2026
His grandmother, a resident of Imperial Valley with legal status, was crossing the border when agents asked her about her trips to casinos.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Each casino tried to outshine the next; in 1961, Binion’s Gambling Hall unveiled a facade equipped with eight miles of neon tubes.
—Roger Kisby, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Casino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casino. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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