Journal · Casinos · Europe
Europe's grand casinos: Monte-Carlo, Vienna, Bad Homburg and more
A night at a grand casino is one of the great European rituals. These are the casinos we list, from Monte-Carlo to the house in Bad Homburg that helped create it.
Before you go
Every casino here is for adults only. Bring a passport or national ID card, which is checked at the door. Many expect a jacket in the main gaming rooms, and some charge an entry fee or sell entry packages of chips.
The casinos
- Casino Wien · Vienna
Vienna's grand casino, in the Esterházy family's town palace on Kärntner Straße. - Spielbank Bad Homburg · Frankfurt
Known as the 'Mother of Monte Carlo': it was opened in 1841 by François and Louis Blanc, and François Blanc went on to found the Casino de Monte-Carlo. - Casino de Monte-Carlo · Monaco
The most famous casino in the world, with gaming rooms in Belle Époque salons designed in part by Charles Garnier, architect of the Paris Opera. - Holland Casino Amsterdam Centrum · Amsterdam
Holland Casino's Amsterdam house, beside the Leidseplein: roulette, blackjack and poker until the early hours. - Casino Gran Madrid Colón · Madrid
A city-centre casino with three gaming rooms, the Calvero restaurant and Chipé Club, a speakeasy-style cocktail bar.
Play responsibly
Set a budget before you arrive and keep to it. If gambling stops being fun, every country listed here has a free, confidential support line.
