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In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. The industry that deals in casinos is called the gaming industry. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions. There is much debate over whether or not the social and economic consequences of casino gambling outweigh the initial revenue that may be generated.〔("Should Internet Gambling Be Legalized?" ) (July 29, 2010). ''(York Times )'', Retrieved 7/20/2011.〕 In the United States, some states that have high unemployment and budget deficits have turned to legalizing casinos, often in places that are not tourist destinations. Some casinos are also known for hosting live entertainment events, such as stand-up comedy, concerts, and sporting events. ==Etymology and usage== The term "casino" is a confusing linguistic false friend for translators. ''Casino'' is of Italian origin; the root ''casa'' (house) originally meant a small country villa, summerhouse, or social club. During the 19th century, the term ''casino'' came to include other public buildings where pleasurable activities took place; such edifices were usually built on the grounds of a larger Italian villa or palazzo, and were used to host civic town functions, including dancing, gambling, music listening, and sports; examples in Italy include Villa Farnese and Villa Giulia, and in the US the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. In modern-day Italian, the term ''casino'' designates a bordello (also called ''casa chiusa'', literally "closed house"), while the gambling house is spelled ''casinò'' with an accent. Not all casinos were used for gaming. The Catalina Casino,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Avalon Casino Ballroom )〕 a famous landmark overlooking Avalon Harbor on Santa Catalina Island, California, has never been used for traditional games of chance, which were already outlawed in California by the time it was built. The Copenhagen Casino was a theatre, known for the mass public meetings often held in its hall during the 1848 Revolution, which made Denmark a constitutional monarchy. Until 1937, it was a well-known Danish theatre.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Special catalogues in the Drama Collection )〕 The Hanko Casino in Hanko, Finland—one of that town's most conspicuous landmarks—was never used for gambling. Rather, it was a banquet hall for the Russian nobility which frequented this spa resort in the late 19th century and is now used as a restaurant.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Itinerary Details )〕 In military and non-military usage in German and Spanish, a ''casino'' or ''kasino'' is an officers' mess.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=casino )〕 In Italian—the source-language of the word—a ''casino'' is either a brothel, a mess, or a noisy environment, while a gaming house is called a ''casinò''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「casino」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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