'Casino' definitions:
Definition of 'casino'
From: WordNet
noun
A public building for gambling and entertainment [syn: casino, gambling casino]
noun
A card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand [syn: casino, cassino]
Definition of 'Casino'
From: GCIDE
- Casino \Ca*si"no\, n.; pl. E. Casinos, It. Casini. [It. casino, dim. of casa house, fr. L. casa cottage. Cf. Cassing.]
- 1. A small country house. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A building or room used for meetings, or public amusements, for dancing, etc., sometimes having gambling tables or devices. [1913 Webster +PJC]
- 3. A game at cards. See Cassino. [1913 Webster]
- 4. a business establishment for which the primary business is gambling, having various types of gambling tables, such as blackjack or roulette, and usually also slot machines, and sometimes other forms of gambling, such as poker; also, the main room of such an establishment where the gambling is conducted; as, the Trump casinos in Atlantic City. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'casino'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- amusement park,
- ballroom,
- baths,
- betting house,
- betting parlor,
- cabaret,
- cafe chantant,
- cafe dansant,
- club,
- clubhouse,
- crib,
- dance floor,
- dance hall,
- dancery,
- dancing pavilion,
- entertainment industry,
- flat,
- fun-fair,
- gambling den,
- gambling hall,
- gambling hell,
- gambling house,
- gaming house,
- gathering place,
- hangout,
- haunt,
- health resort,
- hell,
- joint,
- juke joint,
- meeting place,
- night spot,
- nightclub,
- nitery,
- poolroom,
- purlieu,
- rallying point,
- resort,
- roadhouse,
- show biz,
- show business,
- spa,
- sporting house,
- springs,
- stamping ground,
- tavern,
- theater,
- watering place