England must visit casinos? (1 Viewer)

[AK Chip]

Hello,

My wife and I are heading to England, France and Ireland this spring and I was looking for recommendations for Casino/card rooms around there.


Thanks
Pat

 

[Marius L]

Victoria Casino in London has been good the few times I've been there. They offer a decent amount of torunaments and cashgames, When I was there the smallet games were 1-2£ and I also played something like a 100£ tournament which seemed to be a regular thing.
Nice location as well, pretty central in London and close to the metro. If I remember correctly it is within walking distance of paddington station

 

[detroitdad]

South East Michigan has some great poker rooms

 

[DJ Mack]

Do you still have to announce your intention to gamble on the premises 24 hours before you are permitted to do so? When we were over there for our honeymoon we were down the street from a casino and we looked into going but the concierge at the hotel warned us about their whacky gaming rules. Since we were just passing through the timing wouldn't have worked so we didn't even walk over.

They had weird hours too as I recall. Like not open til noon.

 

[AK Chip]

Do you still have to announce your intention to gamble on the premises 24 hours before you are permitted to do so? When we were over there for our honeymoon we were down the street from a casino and we looked into going but the concierge at the hotel warned us about their whacky gaming rules. Since we were just passing through the timing wouldn't have worked so we didn't even walk over.

They had weird hours too as I recall. Like not open til noon.

Thanks for the heads up on that. Seems strange.

 

[Wils]

Do you still have to announce your intention to gamble on the premises 24 hours before you are permitted to do so?

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[DJ Mack]

Thanks for the heads up on that. Seems strange.

Hopefully that's all changed, this was like 13 years ago.

 

[Marius L]

Do you still have to announce your intention to gamble on the premises 24 hours before you are permitted to do so? When we were over there for our honeymoon we were down the street from a casino and we looked into going but the concierge at the hotel warned us about their whacky gaming rules. Since we were just passing through the timing wouldn't have worked so we didn't even walk over.

They had weird hours too as I recall. Like not open til noon.

Are you talking about one specific casino or what is this post refering to?

 

[DJ Mack]

Are you talking about one specific casino or what is this post refering to?

I don't know. We never investigated further. As I said, there was a casino down the street from our hotel in London and we inquired at the hotel front desk to see if they had any specials or partnerships (common in the US). The concierge informed us that we were required to register with the casino a day before we'd be allowed in to gamble. I gave him a weird look and I forget exactly what he said but with the full formal RP and quintessentially British understated sarcasm he essentially said their gaming laws are messed up.

 

[Marius L]

I don't know. We never investigated further. As I said, there was a casino down the street from our hotel in London and we inquired at the hotel front desk to see if they had any specials or partnerships (common in the US). The concierge informed us that we were required to register with the casino a day before we'd be allowed in to gamble. I gave him a weird look and I forget exactly what he said but with the full formal RP and quintessentially British understated sarcasm he essentially said their gaming laws are messed up.

Ok, thanks for elaborating. That sounds super wierd. I guess some of the UK members can elaborate further. This has never been an issue in the few different london cardrooms/casinos I have been to over the last five+ years though.

 

[PokerPilot86]

If you find yourself in Cork when you're in Ireland, let me know! I'll show you around a couple of the local places.

 

[SixSpeedFury]

You also have the Empire and the Hippodrome casino in Leicester Square.

 

[hod]

Ok, thanks for elaborating. That sounds super wierd. I guess some of the UK members can elaborate further. This has never been an issue in the few different london cardrooms/casinos I have been to over the last five+ years though.

Laws changed about 10 years ago, the 24 hour thing is gone, although most you still have to be a member, which usually takes all of 2 minutes showing id at the reception when you turn up. That's as much about getting your details for marketing purposes than anything else.

 

[eXtremum]

Dusk 'Til Dawn, in Nottingham. One of the better casinos I've visited, in a non-London area. They conduct live stream cash tables, which are posted on their YouTube channel.

Grosvenor casino chain has lower stakes cash tables, as low as .25/.50, up to 2/5. So, there's something for everyone.

 

[DJ Mack]

Laws changed about 10 years ago, the 24 hour thing is gone, although most you still have to be a member, which usually takes all of 2 minutes showing id at the reception when you turn up. That's as much about getting your details for marketing purposes than anything else.

Ah ha, that must be it. Maybe casinos per se weren't allowed but private clubs were permitted to allow members to gamble. That would explain the formalities like the waiting period if the club ostensibly had to vet prospective members or some such.

I was never much of a nudie bar guy but when I was in college my buddy took a bunch of us up to a place near Dayton where you had to be a member to get in. Being a member consisted of paying a $10 cover charge and telling the bouncer that you swore to uphold the club's values, including dress code. Then you got a business card with your name hand written on it. The card proclaimed that you were a member in good standing and eligible for $5 off cover charges going forward.

Being the curious type I asked what all the rigmarole was about and apparently the city passed a law banning nudity-oriented establishments, however private clubs in operation the day before the law went into effect were permitted to continue to operate. And so the podunk nudie bar became a true gentlemen's club.

 

[MillyS]

If you are in London - Aspers casino in Westfield Stratford (easy to get to from anywhere in London). It is classed as a super casino and supposedly one of the largest casinos in the UK (houses the largest poker room) .... but take that with a pinch of salt, because when compared to US casinos, its probably the size of an illegal underground card room lol!