Words / B2

k-uh-SEEN-oh/kəˈsiːnəʊ/

A casino is a building where people gamble on games of chance: a casino licence; casino revenue. Gambling house is plainer; betting shop is a British high-street twin for wagers, not usually tables. A casino in the planning case still needs a named licence. Mix-up: casino vs cassino (a card game); cassava; do not write casino for a travel slogan with no planning or tax figure.

Meaning

A building where people gamble on games of chance.

Examples

• “A casino in the planning case still needs a named licence, not a travel slogan.”
• “Casino revenue featured in the accounts extract, which is the tax-base sense — still quote the £ figure.”

Good to know

a casino licence / tax; casino revenue. Close: gambling house. Related: betting shop. Trap: cassino. Citizenship, geography, and accounts. A gambling building — name the licence and the figure.

Near in meaning

gambling house, gaming club

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