Phrase guide

gambling house

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A public establishment where games of chance are played for money.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gambling den, gambling hell, gambling joint

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gambling den, gambling hell, gaming house

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: building, edifice, place of business, business establishment

Narrower terms: casino, gambling casino

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نَادِي الْقِمَار (nādī l-qimār) — a gambling place
  • Belarusian: ігра́льны дом (ihrálʹny dom) — a gambling place
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賭場 /赌场 (dǔchǎng) — a gambling place
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賭博場 /赌博场 (dǔbóchǎng) — a gambling place
  • Chinese Mandarin: 賭坊 /赌坊 (dǔfāng) — a gambling place
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寶局 /宝局 (bǎojú) — a gambling place
  • Czech: herna — a gambling place
  • Czech: hráčské doupě — a gambling place
  • Estonian: mängupõrgu — a gambling place
  • Finnish: uhkapelipaikka — a gambling place
  • French: maison de jeu — a gambling place
  • French: tripot — a gambling place
  • German: Spielbank — a gambling place
  • Italian: casa da gioco — a gambling place
  • Japanese: 賭博場 (tobakujō) — a gambling place
  • Korean: 도박장 (dobakjang) — a gambling place
  • Macedonian: коцка́рница (kockárnica) — a gambling place
  • Iranian Persian: قِمارْخانِه (ġemârxâne) — a gambling place
  • Polish: kasyno — a gambling place
  • Polish: dom gry — a gambling place
  • Russian: иго́рный дом (igórnyj dom) — a gambling place
  • Serbo-Croatian: ко̀цка̄рница — a gambling place
  • Serbo-Croatian: kòckārnica — a gambling place
  • Spanish: casa de apuestas — a gambling place
  • Spanish: garito — a gambling place
  • Swedish: spelhus — a gambling place
  • Tajik: қиморхона (qimorxona) — a gambling place
  • Tausug: pagsusugalan — a gambling place
  • Thai: บ่อน (bɔ̀n) — a gambling place
  • Ottoman Turkish: باتاقخانه (batakhane) — a gambling place
  • Ukrainian: гра́льний дім (hrálʹnyj dim) — a gambling place
  • Ukrainian: гра́льний буди́нок (hrálʹnyj budýnok) — a gambling place