Meanings
noungambling house (plural gambling houses)
plural gambling houses
- A public establishment where games of chance are played for money.
Synonyms: gambling den, gambling hell, gambling joint
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA public establishment where games of chance are played for money.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna public building in which a variety of games of chance can be played (operated as a business)
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic نَادِي الْقِمَار
- نَادِي الْقِمَار (nādī l-qimār)a gambling place
Chinese Mandarin 賭場 /赌场, 賭博場 /赌博场
- 賭場 /赌场 (dǔchǎng)a gambling place
- 賭博場 /赌博场 (dǔbóchǎng)a gambling place
- 賭坊 /赌坊 (dǔfāng)a gambling place
- 寶局 /宝局 (bǎojú)a gambling place
Czech herna, hráčské doupě
- hernaa gambling place
- hráčské doupěa gambling place
Estonian mängupõrgu
- mängupõrgua gambling place
Finnish uhkapelipaikka
- uhkapelipaikkaa gambling place
French maison de jeu, tripot
- maison de jeua gambling place
- tripota gambling place
German Spielbank
- Spielbanka gambling place
Italian casa da gioco
- casa da giocoa gambling place
Japanese 賭博場
- 賭博場 (tobakujō)a gambling place
Korean 도박장
- 도박장 (dobakjang)a gambling place
Polish kasyno, dom gry
- kasynoa gambling place
- dom grya gambling place
Russian иго́рный дом
- иго́рный дом (igórnyj dom)a gambling place
Spanish casa de apuestas, garito
- casa de apuestasa gambling place
- garitoa gambling place
Swedish spelhus
- spelhusa gambling place
Thai บ่อน
- บ่อน (bɔ̀n)a gambling place
Ukrainian гра́льний дім, гра́льний буди́нок
- гра́льний дім (hrálʹnyj dim)a gambling place
- гра́льний буди́нок (hrálʹnyj budýnok)a gambling place
Cite this entry
APA
gambling house. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gambling%20house
MLA
“gambling house.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gambling%20house. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gambling house,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gambling%20house.
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