Gaming House (Noun)
Meaning
A public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business).
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The city council voted to revoke the gaming house's license due to numerous reports of cheating and fraud.
- Tourists flocked to the luxury gaming house on the strip, eager to try their luck at the high-stakes tables.
- A group of investors purchased the old mansion and converted it into a Gaming House featuring bingo, poker, and slots.
- Undercover detectives infiltrated the illicit gaming house in an abandoned warehouse, gathering evidence of organized crime activity.
- Critics of the proposed gaming house argued that it would bring unwanted crime and social problems to the neighborhood.