cardroom

[ kahrd-room, -roo m ]

/ ˈkɑrdˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

a room equipped for playing cards: The club has a big cardroom.

(in some U.S. states or cities) a commercial gambling establishment licensed to conduct card games, usually poker, only.

Origin of cardroom

First recorded in 1750–60; card¹ + room

cardroom ²

[ kahrd-room, -roo m ]

/ ˈkɑrdˌrum, -ˌrʊm /

a room for carding wool.

card² + room

And, O Madam, playing at faro in the cardroom, I won a milleleva--no less!

The Ladies |E. Barrington
The third act was going on, and I accordingly visited the cardroom, and there lost two hundred sequins at a single deal.

The Memoires of Casanova, Complete |Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
She took the count's arm once more and moved forward into a small boudoir which adjoined the cardroom.

The Chouans |Honore de Balzac
The dining car was in reality a cardroom between meals—and such meals, for we had stocked the larder ourselves.

Over the Rocky Mountains to Alaska |Charles Warren Stoddard

My cousin Archie—you saw him in the cardroom last night—vowed you were nothing half so interesting.

The Swindler and Other Stories |Ethel M. Dell