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
Examples of casino in a Sentence
on summer evenings dance bands would perform in the seaside casino
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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).
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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
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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
See All Example Sentences for casino
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“Casino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casino. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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