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

• pavilion
• kiosk

Examples of casino in a Sentence

on summer evenings dance bands would perform in the seaside casino

Recent Examples on the Web

How the new tax law changes things for legal gamblers What's changed: Beginning in 2026, the tax law shifts just enough to irk plenty of people who dream big by heading to the casino, betting online or buying lottery tickets. —Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 10 July 2025

The total included nearly $50 billion in revenue at traditional casinos, nearly $14 billion through sports betting and $8.4 billion from online gaming. —Bart Jansen, USA Today, 10 July 2025

His exhibition mood board included visual references as wide-ranging as casinos, funhouse distortions, and the films of Jordan Peele. —Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025

That’s unlikely to hit casual gamblers too hard, but frequent Vegas (and other casino town) visitors and professional gamblers could see much higher tax bills starting next year. —Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 July 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