- Casino (n.) 1744, 'public room for music or dancing,' from Italian casino, literally 'a little house,' diminutive of casa 'house,' from Latin casa 'hut, cottage, cabin,' which is of uncertain origin. The card game (also cassino) is attested by that name from 1792. Specifically as 'building for aristocratic gambling' by 1820, first in an Italian.
- Plural casinos a building where games are played for money: The country's new casino industry is increasing the number of gambling addicts. (Definition of casino from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press).
Casino (n.) 1744, 'public room for music or dancing,' from Italian casino, literally 'a little house,' diminutive of casa 'house,' from Latin casa 'hut, cottage, cabin,' which is of uncertain origin. The card game (also cassino) is attested by that name from 1792.Specifically as 'building for aristocratic gambling' by 1820, first in an Italian context.
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| Noun | 1. | casino-hotel - a business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel business establishment, place of business - an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered |
| 2. | casino-hotel - a building that houses both a hotel and a casino building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; 'there was a three-story building on the corner'; 'it was an imposing edifice' |
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| Noun | 1. | casino-hotel - a business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel business establishment, place of business - an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered |
| 2. | casino-hotel - a building that houses both a hotel and a casino building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; 'there was a three-story building on the corner'; 'it was an imposing edifice' |
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