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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Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
The economic impact of fewer Canadian visitors in 2025 affects mostly border states that depend heavily on people driving across the border for retail, restaurants, casinos and short-stay hotels.
—Frédéric Dimanche, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Wynn Resorts — Shares of the hotel and casino operator fell more than 6% after an earnings miss in its fourth-quarter report.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Social casino website McLuck investigated which US states are looking for love this Valentine’s Day.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Casino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/casino. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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