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

Currently, gambling winnings exceeding $600 typically trigger a W-2G form from casinos or gambling operators. —Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025

The upstate New York city was named the most Christmasy city in the United States by online crypto casino JB. —Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2025

Efforts to legalize casino gambling in Texas have failed in recent legislative sessions, but the industry isn't giving up. —Jack Fink, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025

Most of a casino’s revenue is generated from slot machines, and much of the slot machine revenue is generated from a small subset of gamblers. —Annie Nova, CNBC, 6 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