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
Synonyms
Examples of casino in a Sentence
on summer evenings dance bands would perform in the seaside casino
Recent Examples on the Web
The shares have become an expensive way for speculators to treat the stock market as a casino, raising memories of 2021’s meme stock mania.
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Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
His fame on the football field was stunningly overshadowed by 1994 murder charges, a slow-speed highway chase, his murder acquittal and later prison sentence for robbery stemming from a 2007 incident at a Las Vegas casino.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
Atlantic City casino workers suing state to overturn smoking ban exemption
Atlantic City casino workers suing state to overturn smoking ban exemption 00:27
Breathing second-hand smoke is still part of the job for many U.S. workers, especially those employed at casinos.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
Former Trump Victory finance chair Todd Ricketts, energy mogul Harold Hamm, aerospace executive Robert Bigelow, hedge fund manager Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah Mercer and casino tycoon Phil Ruffin are also among the co-chairs, the invitation said.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2024
Most states with legalized gambling prohibit smoking inside casinos.
—Erin Nolan, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
But that venture needs several different layers of approval, and New York is only giving out three casino licenses.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
One of Las Vegas’ longest-standing Strip casinos is shuttering its doors for good.
—USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Bruch, a veteran of the crypto world, also publicly debuted his startup crypto casino last week.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
Bailey Lipschultz, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2024
His fame on the football field was stunningly overshadowed by 1994 murder charges, a slow-speed highway chase, his murder acquittal and later prison sentence for robbery stemming from a 2007 incident at a Las Vegas casino.
—Jason Rossi, The Enquirer, 11 Apr. 2024
Atlantic City casino workers suing state to overturn smoking ban exemption
Atlantic City casino workers suing state to overturn smoking ban exemption 00:27
Breathing second-hand smoke is still part of the job for many U.S. workers, especially those employed at casinos.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
Former Trump Victory finance chair Todd Ricketts, energy mogul Harold Hamm, aerospace executive Robert Bigelow, hedge fund manager Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah Mercer and casino tycoon Phil Ruffin are also among the co-chairs, the invitation said.
—Soo Rin Kim, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2024
Most states with legalized gambling prohibit smoking inside casinos.
—Erin Nolan, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
But that venture needs several different layers of approval, and New York is only giving out three casino licenses.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
One of Las Vegas’ longest-standing Strip casinos is shuttering its doors for good.
—USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024
Bruch, a veteran of the crypto world, also publicly debuted his startup crypto casino last week.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Casino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casino. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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