Municipal casino and private ridotti, by Kun Yang
![General Map General Map](http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/files/fullsize/ccd501c060c1e3d558b05ec2c6e6f97a.jpg)
Municipal Casino and Casino Venier's location in Barbari's View
![Ridotto of Palazzo Dandolo at San Moisè Ridotto of Palazzo Dandolo at San Moisè](http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/files/fullsize/6546178cdc2d12cc8ce046538b568919.jpg)
Francesco Guardi's painting of the Municipal Casino
![Historical context - Municipal Casino - 1300-1360 Historical context - Municipal Casino - 1300-1360](http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/files/fullsize/b5f9eb6d43a23a433d7ca9cd1fdf6b47.jpg)
Historical site context from 1300 - 1360
![Municipal Casino - Plan Municipal Casino - Plan](http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/files/fullsize/890bb6450b5bc3295fb1fc07e4252ae1.jpg)
Plan of the Municipal Casino
The term ridotto comes from the Italian word ridurre, meaning to “close off” or “make private.” Before the official Ridotto was established, gambling was seen as an immoral activity that broke families and ruined human virtues, thus people in Venice gambled in hidden places like private houses. This research focuses on two casino buildings’ documentation: Municipal Casino (Ridotto of Palazzo Dandolo in San Moise) and Casino Venier.