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

Duckett was waiting for the last bus of the day at Port Authority, watching as stragglers headed to the casino and the janitor cleaned up for the night, when the pressure hit a breaking point. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 June 2026

The Las Vegas Strip’s largest casinos collectively saw revenues decline nearly 4% between the fiscal 2024 and 2025 years, according to data from the Nevada Gaming Control Board released this month. —Alex Harring, CNBC, 19 June 2026

If the state collected more than $29 million each year, the overage was to be refunded to the casinos and licensed gaming companies. —Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026

The United States has legal sports betting in 31 states and a full casino-and-sportsbook offer in only seven. —Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

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