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

Forest County Potawatomi Attorney General Jeff Crawford took exception to that remark, saying customers are happy with the gambling options on the app currently used in and around the casino. —Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 12 Nov. 2025

Boring’s short 4-mile stretch underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center and to two casinos, is, thus far, the lone working example of this vision. —Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 12 Nov. 2025

Ocean's Eleven hit theaters in 2001, starring Clooney as Danny Ocean, a scheming criminal who orchestrates an elaborate casino heist targeting three establishments owned by Terry Benedict (Garcia), the man dating his ex-wife (Roberts). —Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025

The casino did not reveal the exact amount of the bet. —Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2025

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