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

Two other Sky River Casino eateries will also be open and serve special menus for the Christmas holiday, according to the casino’s website. —Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025

At the same time, striking these Cambodian casinos serves the dual purpose of undermining Cambodia’s local economy, the academic adds. —Angelica Ang, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025

The state Gambling Commission’s decision today means that the group will be the first casinos operated legally in Manhattan in the modern era, Bloomberg reported. —Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 16 Dec. 2025

The bank upgraded the casino operator to buy from neutral. —Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 15 Dec. 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