gambling house
2
3.9
- noun
- /ˈɡæmblɪŋ haʊs/
:
casa de apuestas
- The local gambling house offers various games, including poker and blackjack.
- saloons and gambling houses
- bars and gambling houses
- gambling houses were operating
His auntie manages A gambling house in Albany St, just off a Regent Street in the West End with a, a big face called Mickey Falcon.
- His auntie manages A gambling house in Albany St, just off a Regent Street in the West End with a, a big face called Mickey Falcon.
Examples
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Many tourists flock to the famous gambling house in Las Vegas, hoping to win big.
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After spending the evening at the gambling house, they realized they had lost more money than they intended.
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Do you know why most people lose in a gambling house?
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But if I was in a gambling house, I would play the Kid's number.
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As you said, a church can look cute, but a gambling house has to look honest.
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I met Eric in the gambling house.
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He runs a gambling house.
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Early morning raid on gambling houses, one of them being "Pat Hearne's."
Fiction book (1991) -
Hearn has kept a gambling house for many years, and, according to rumor, has made as high as $15,000 or $20,000 a night.
Fiction book (1991) -
During the depression of the 1930s, tourism in the border cities collapsed, and President Lazaro Cardenas closed gambling houses and racetracks in Mexico.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
513
2.6
A building where people gamble and often enjoy shows or food
4
3.2
A building where people bet and find other entertainment like shows
2
4.4
A secret place where people play games for money, often illegally
2
3.0
A building with a hotel and a casino where guests stay and gamble
1
3.7
A shop where people place bets on sports events
1
3.4
A building that has both a casino and a hotel
A public place where people play games for money like roulette and card games
A place where people bet money, often illegal and full of trouble
How Respectable
4
3.2
513
2.6
2
3.9
2
4.4
- Archaic
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a building/establishment where people gamble' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'gambling' (games of chance) with 'house' (a building or establishment). This straightforward noun-noun composition follows common English compounding patterns and is cross-linguistically regular, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Gambling house joins gambling and house to make a clear picture: a building where people play games and 'bet' money, like with cards, dice, or a wheel. So it means a public place or business where people play 'games of chance' for money.