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 pope, though, has no plans to visit Monaco’s famous casino district and, according to his brother John, Leo gave up gambling after his time as a missionary in Peru.
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Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The nexus of prediction markets, cryptocurrency interests and some of venture capital’s most powerful figures, including Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen, could further counter the casino and gambling sector’s clout.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Those games are only meant to be offered in Indian casinos, but card clubs had long used designated outside dealers to get around the restriction.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
An exception is the social hall, Moore previously said, which is being structured like a landlord agreement with McClain Camarota Hospitality renting from the casino.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
The nexus of prediction markets, cryptocurrency interests and some of venture capital’s most powerful figures, including Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen, could further counter the casino and gambling sector’s clout.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Those games are only meant to be offered in Indian casinos, but card clubs had long used designated outside dealers to get around the restriction.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
An exception is the social hall, Moore previously said, which is being structured like a landlord agreement with McClain Camarota Hospitality renting from the casino.
—R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Casino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casino. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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