# casino (entertainment)

a place where people play games of risk for money

- Computed level: L17 (depth in the emergence graph, not abstraction)
- Status: review  ·  Domain: entertainment  ·  Arena: casino

## Emergence
**Emerges from:** [space](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-space.extent), [people](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-people.social), [game](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-game.playful), [risk](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-risk.uncertainty), [money](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-money.economic), [play](https://emergencemachine.com/tools/lexicon/what-is-the-meaning-of-play.game)

**Through:** the place integrates social people, playful games, uncertainty of loss, and economic exchange around money into a shared space

**Novel properties:**
- organized gambling
- regulated chance-based entertainment
- monetary risk in social play

## Examples
- The Bellagio in Las Vegas operates over 2,000 slot machines and 160 table games daily, hosting thousands of gamblers. *(economics)*
- Monte Carlo Casino opened in 1863 and continues to draw high-stakes players to its roulette and baccarat tables. *(institutions)*
- The online platform PokerStars processes millions of dollars in real-money poker games across global player networks each day. *(computing)*

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