0 a building where games, especially roulette and card games are played for money --
1 a building or business where people play games to win money --
2 a building where games are played for money: --
The country's new casino industry is increasing the number of gambling addicts.
Casinos have a powerful atmosphere; so have racecourses; so even have amusement arcades.
There are daft notions of 24-hour rules and not allowing casinos to advertise.
The casino economy is all about allowing people to make money out of somebody else's money.
The casino managers would likely be unimpressed.
It does have useful material to offer on the 'casino resort' concept, but its utility to the urban historian does not extend much further than that.
Nonetheless, if casino managers adopt the policy of excluding such individuals, they will save money by identifying some genuine cheaters, despite occasionally showing lucky gamblers the door too.
Online casinos are concerned, it would appear, that some clients are using robots against unsuspecting opponents and winning huge prizes.
As a result, by the 1970s, the casino resort was no longer a semi-legitimate institution, but was hailed as an urban saviour.