Casino

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  casino
       n 1: a public building for gambling and entertainment [syn: {gambling
            casino}]
       2: a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken
          with eligible cards in the hand [syn: {cassino}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  48 Moby Thesaurus words for "casino":
     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