賭場

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 賭場 is read as とば and is a noun for a place where people gamble money or valuables, often rendered as gambling den.
• Basic usage: A destination appears in 賭場へ潜入する, while use of a building appears in 賭場として使われる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Difference from カジノ
  • カジノ can be a regulated entertainment venue; 賭場 has a more literary, rough, or clandestine association.
• A place noun
  • It names the location of gambling rather than the act itself and combines naturally with particles for destination, activity, or use.