gambling house

noun

1. a building for gambling, especially for a large number of betting games.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gambling house¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

In its heyday, the town’s main drag featured saloons, dance halls, inns and gambling houses.

From Los Angeles Times

Funding for her group, which comes from gambling houses, “has increased by 50% from where it was before the lockdown,” she said.

From Seattle Times

Now, in anonymous, interchangeable gambling houses, he sits at blackjack and poker tables with strangers and sometimes other pros, counting, betting and often winning.

From New York Times

None of those detained were residents of the house on South Rita Way, which authorities described as an illegal gambling house.

From Los Angeles Times

Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona has been the lone legal gambling house in metropolitan Des Moines since it opened as a horse track in 1989.

From Washington Times