casino

[ kuh-see-noh ]

noun

, plural ca·si·nos

1. a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
2. (in Italy) a small country house or lodge.
3. Also cassino. Cards. a game in which cards that are face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand.

casino

/ kəˈsiːnəʊ /

noun

1. a public building or room in which gaming takes place, esp roulette and card games such as baccarat and chemin de fer
2. a variant spelling of cassino

Other Words From

• sub·ca·si·no noun plural subcasinos

Word History and Origins

Origin of casino¹

1780–90; < Italian, equivalent to cas(a) “house” + -ino diminutive suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of casino¹

C18: from Italian, diminutive of casa house, from Latin

Example Sentences

If you’ve been on X lately, you’ve probably seen this but not even realized it: a clean-looking logo for an online crypto casino called Stake pasted onto a poorly cropped and low-res meme or a video.

From Slate

To work around this, Stake created Stake.us, which operates as a sweepstakes casino, meaning there’s no real money being bet.

From Slate

Meanwhile, the conveyor belt of repackaging viral internet media and moments to advertise for a crypto casino keeps rolling.

From Slate

Kids who just want to look at memes have become the targets of a casino’s ruse.

From Slate

The 50-year-old rapper, also known for hits “Dilemma” and “Ride Wit Me,” was arrested Aug. 7 in his home state at a St. Louis-area casino where he was allegedly carrying four ecstasy pills.

From Los Angeles Times