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

• alcove
• belvedere
• gazebo
• kiosk
• pavilion
• summerhouse

Examples of casino in a Sentence

on summer evenings dance bands would perform in the seaside casino

Recent Examples on the Web

Starring Colin Farrell and Tilda Swinton, the psychological thriller is based on the book by Lawrence Osborne about a gambler and was set and shot last year amid the towering casinos of Macau (where Goodridge served as artistic director of its film festival from 2016-2021). —Alex Ritman, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025

That is significant taxable income for the city and state, not just in the arena and stadiums, but in the nearby restaurants and bars — and the casinos in the Greektown neighborhood next door. —David Aldridge, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025

Twelve hours before this win, another gambler hit a jackpot at a Boyd Gaming casino in Las Vegas. —Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2025

Isaacman was arrested by U.S. Customs officers in 2010 at the Canadian border over a criminal complaint by a Las Vegas casino. —Karen Freifeld, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025

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