Casino is of Italian origin; the root casa means a house. … In modern-day Italian a casino is a brothel (also called casa chiusa, literally “closed house”), a mess, or a noisy environment; a gaming house is spelt casinò, with an accent.

Casino is of Italian origin; the root casa means a house. … In modern-day Italian a casino is a brothel (also called casa chiusa, literally “closed house”), a mess, or a noisy environment; a gaming house is spelt casinò, with an accent.