Casino

Where bets happen

A casino is an establishment where gambling takes place—card games, slot machines, roulette, and other games of chance.

Casinos range from modest rooms with a few tables to lavish resorts with hotels, restaurants, and entertainment.

We lost a few hundred at the casino.

The word extends figuratively to any high-risk situation: The stock market felt like a casino.

gambling

blackjack

Card game to twenty-one

craps · baccarat · chips · jackpot · dealer · pit boss · high roller · house edge · betting · wager

venue

resort

Place for getaways

floor · lobby · hotel · buffet · entertainment · showroom · lounge · VIP room · cage · pit

economics

revenue

Business income total

  • profitGain exceeding expenditure
  • rakeTined yard implement
  • vigorishBookie's commission on bets

loss · debt · bankroll · credit · marker · cashier · exchange · currency · laundering · regulation

atmosphere

glamour

Fascinating, elegant attractiveness

  • neonInert illuminating element
  • lightsSources of illumination
  • smokeAirborne combustion byproduct

cocktails · crowds · excitement · thrill · tension · luck · fortune · risk · indulgence · opulence

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casing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG