casinos

plural of casino
as in pavilions
a freestanding airy structure in a scenic setting (as a park) typically offering commanding views on summer evenings dance bands would perform in the seaside casino

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Recent Examples of casinos The attorney general’s office said the officials used public funds to pay for personal vacations to casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada and Michigan City, Indiana. — Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Lawmakers, including many from Flávio Bolsonaro's Liberal Party, struck down a Lula order for tax hikes on online betting and virtual casinos in October last year. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 All of these retail sportsbook locations are found inside of casinos across the state. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Much as Las Vegas casinos plied high rollers with gourmet meals and lavish entertainment, sports gaming apps are now rewarding VIP bettors with luxury suite access, autographed jerseys and unique fan experiences. — Jake Rosenwasser, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Investigators, however, later found that Pietras allegedly had an affinity for gambling at casinos in the region, police wrote in one of the warrant affidavits. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 That is a prevailing concept since casinos invented slots and sportsbooks created parlays. — Doug Kezirian, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 With traditional casinos, both in-person and online, the house sets the odds. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Among the former Biden Cabinet secretary’s top financial backers in the governor’s race are labor unions, healthcare groups, tech companies and Native American tribes that own some of the state’s splashiest casinos. — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for casinos
Noun
  • The David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, designed by Peter Zumthor, opened in April — a sprawling, serpentine concrete mass looming 30 feet above Wilshire Boulevard on seven bulky inhabited pavilions.
    — Sam Lubell, Curbed, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The structure is essentially a 'village' of nine exhibition pavilions integrated with courtyards, and connected by a corridor covered by a distinctive ribbon-like roof that defines the Suzhou Industrial Park skyline.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Screens on the kiosks are interactive, enabling workers to communicate issues with their on-the-job handheld devices, including cell phones, body cameras, ring scanners, tablets, wands, RS scanners, or Zebra devices.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In contrast, these kiosks routinely charge between 9% and 20%, with no limits on the transaction fees.
    — Mike Ryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Casinos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/casinos. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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