It is generally believed that gambling in some form or another has been seen in almost every society in history. The precise origin of gambling is unknown. Gambling at the Orient Saloon in Bisbee, Arizona, c.1900. In military and non-military usage, a casino (Spanish) or Kasino (German) is an officers' mess. The Copenhagen Casino was a Danish theatre which also held public meetings during the 1848 Revolution, which made Denmark a constitutional monarchy. The Catalina Casino, on Santa Catalina Island, California, has never been used for traditional games of chance, which were already outlawed in California by the time it was built. In modern-day Italian, a casino is a brothel (also called casa chiusa, literally "closed house"), a mess (confusing situation), or a noisy environment a gaming house is spelt casinò, with an accent. Examples in Italy include Villa Farnese and Villa Giulia, and in the US the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. During the 19th century, casino came to include other public buildings where pleasurable activities took place such edifices were usually built on the grounds of a larger Italian villa or palazzo, and were used to host civic town functions, including dancing, gambling, music listening, and sports. The term casino may mean a small country villa, summerhouse, or social club. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertainment, such as stand-up comedy, concerts, and sports.Ĭasino is of Italian origin the root casa means a house.
Casinos are often built near or combined with hotels, resorts, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships, and other tourist attractions. For the film, see Gambling House (film).Ī casino is a facility for certain types of gambling.
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