(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:22:50

Cas*si"no (?), n. [It. casino a small house, a gaming house. See asing.]

A game at cards, played by two or more persons, usually for twenty-one points.

Great cassino, the ten of diamonds. -- Little cassino, the two of spades.

<-- 2. a gaming house, often containing slot machines, roulette tables, craps tables and/or card games. -->

 

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