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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The National Association Against iGaming supports the Colorado bill because the group opposes online casino games, said Oliver Barie, the organization’s government relations director.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
On Saturday, officials in Atlantic City, New Jersey, urged residents and casino visitors to stay off streets during the storm, especially in low-lying neighborhoods prone to flooding.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Iowa's licensed casinos would be banned from allowing simulcast greyhound races, potentially ending the state's remaining ties to the almost-extinct industry.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026
Wolverton also presented the casino revenue numbers collected in 2025, with $160,746 coming in the year’s fourth quarter.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
On Saturday, officials in Atlantic City, New Jersey, urged residents and casino visitors to stay off streets during the storm, especially in low-lying neighborhoods prone to flooding.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
Iowa's licensed casinos would be banned from allowing simulcast greyhound races, potentially ending the state's remaining ties to the almost-extinct industry.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026
Wolverton also presented the casino revenue numbers collected in 2025, with $160,746 coming in the year’s fourth quarter.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Casino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casino. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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