This spacious Renaissance-style palace was the first casino in the world. The Casino de Monte Carlo has been around for a quite a while, but it’s still a baby compared to the almost 400-year-old Casinò di Venezia. CASINÒ DI VENEZIA - A CASINO FIT FOR ROYALTY The casinos enforce this law by checking the identification of each person before entering. Gamblers can also play craps, video poker, and slot machines.ĭid You Know? Monaco forbids its citizens from entering the gaming rooms of casinos. Today, the prestigious casino continues to offer table games like European Roulette, English Roulette, Trente et Quarante, Punto Banco, Chemin de Fer, Blackjack, and Poker. It also received alterations to its façade in the Beaux-Art style, which is characterized by mosaics, balustrades, garlands, arched windows and doors, and statues. Built in 1856, the Casino de Monte Carlo inspired Ian Fleming’s Royale-Les-Eaux casino in his first Bond Novel, and also appeared in many films including the 2006 James Bond flick, Casino Royale and Ocean’s Twelve.īy the 1890s, the Casino de Monte Carlo had expanded to include the Salle Garnier Concert Hall, an opera house, and the Trente-Quarante Gaming Room.

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