casino
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
(in Italy) a small country house or lodge.
Also cassino .Cards. a game in which cards that are face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand.
Origin of casino
1Other words from casino
- sub·ca·si·no, noun, plural sub·ca·si·nos.
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How to use casino in a sentence
Over the past four years, more than two dozen states — from New Hampshire to New Mexico — have legalized sports betting, either online, at casinos or both.
Sports gambling could be the pandemic’s biggest winner | Jonathan D. Cohen | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostSome are calling for a wholesale rethinking of a system they say operates more like a casino than an efficient machine for redistributing capital.
GameStop frenzy leaves behind a mess for Wall Street regulators | Tory Newmyer, David J. Lynch | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostThe result is an oversize and overcompensated financial market that has long since abandoned its role to channel savings to the highest and best use, becoming nothing more than a high-tech casino.
GameStop mania exposes SEC’s failure as regulator | Steven Pearlstein | January 30, 2021 | Washington PostWest Virginia has offered sports gambling online and at its casinos since August 2018.
Sports betting kicks off in Virginia after state awards permit to FanDuel | Matt Bonesteel | January 21, 2021 | Washington PostOutdoor dining will still be allowed at 50 percent, while casino capacity will stay at 25 percent.
Virginia, Maryland expand vaccine eligibility as Northam encourages schools to reopen | Gregory S. Schneider, Ovetta Wiggins, Erin Cox, Meagan Flynn | January 15, 2021 | Washington Post
Silver State casino bosses were told to part company with Cuba or face the consequences.
Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations? | John L. Smith | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIronically, what was bad for the boys in Havana provided a shot in the arm to the casino crowd in Las Vegas.
Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations? | John L. Smith | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy the early 1960s, Las Vegas enjoyed an influx of casino employees with experience in Havana.
Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations? | John L. Smith | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTcasino resorts thrive in the Bahamas and have a presence in almost every port of call for hundreds of miles.
Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations? | John L. Smith | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn August, Trump filed a lawsuit to have his name removed from the casino and from the nearby, since-closed Trump Plaza.
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal | Olivia Nuzzi | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe had got his ticket of admission to the casino, after arriving yesterday evening; but the Rooms had not pleased him then.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonBut, without telling me what she meant to do, mother took it all to the casino—and—it followed the rest.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonHe turned the car, and passing the casino drove up the hill, taking the direction of Mentone, when he had reached the top.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonShe had just begun to think that she had better try the casino, when down the steps from the upper terrace came three figures.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonWe found our places in the casino just as the curtain was going up, and I saw “Patience” for the first time.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard Eaton
British Dictionary definitions for casino
/ (kəˈsiːnəʊ) /
a public building or room in which gaming takes place, esp roulette and card games such as baccarat and chemin de fer
a variant spelling of cassino
Origin of casino
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