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
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on summer evenings dance bands would perform in the seaside casino
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Eva and her boyfriend, still in all-black servers’ uniforms, were meeting us after getting off their shifts at another of the casino’s many restaurants.
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Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Voting on virtually every issue From taxes and gun control to education and casino gambling, Looney has voted on every controversial issue at the Capitol over nearly five decades.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
The bullet points highlight Steyer’s hedge fund’s investments in fossil fuel, tobacco, private prisons and casinos.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
That means the 34-story hotel and adjacent casino have risen to their full height along the Chicago River, changing the city’s architectural and economic landscape.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
Voting on virtually every issue From taxes and gun control to education and casino gambling, Looney has voted on every controversial issue at the Capitol over nearly five decades.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
The bullet points highlight Steyer’s hedge fund’s investments in fossil fuel, tobacco, private prisons and casinos.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
That means the 34-story hotel and adjacent casino have risen to their full height along the Chicago River, changing the city’s architectural and economic landscape.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
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“Casino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casino. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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