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

But danger remained as waves crashed into beachfront homes in Long Beach, large rocks and mud hurtled down a mountain onto a highway south of Palm Desert, and flood water submerged the parking lot of a casino on the Las Vegas Strip. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

More bills in the G-string, like winning, like a casino, chance but something deeper, more contrived. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Recently, the casino was awarded five first-place awards from the Casino Player magazine’s 2026 Best of Gaming Awards, including Best Overall Gaming Resort and Best Hotel in the Chicago area. — Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

That distinction, the companies have argued, they should be treated and regulated like a market, not a casino. — Gray Rohrer, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 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