Casino is a gambling establishment that offers game players the opportunity to gamble for money. These casinos are often found in exotic locations and pair with luxury hotels, and the atmosphere is designed to make players feel special and pampered. Many casino designers have studied the habits and behavior of gamblers to create environments that are enticing and encourage them to play for longer periods of time. These environments can be shaped using the lighting, sound, and visual media.

Gambling has been part of human culture for millennia. Archeologists have discovered wooden blocks used in games of chance in 2300 BC China, dice showed up in Rome around 500 AD, and the first card game to be called blackjack was created in the early 1600s. The house edge on casino games ensures that the casino will win over the long haul, but casino managers try to minimize losses by encouraging players to take more risks and play for longer periods of time. Casinos can also increase profits by raising minimum bets on certain games, requiring higher minimums for table games, charging for things that used to be free (parking, hotel amenities, early check-in, etc), increasing the hold percentage on slot machines, and restricting player activity.

Casino is a 1992 American crime drama directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Nicholas Pileggi, who also wrote the nonfiction book on which it was based. The film stars Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci in the lead roles. It portrays the rise and fall of organized crime in Las Vegas, laying bare its intricate web with tendrils into politics, unions, and the Teamsters.