What are the Most Popular Casinos in the World?
Take a look at the most popular casinos in the world to see if you’re ready for a wild trip away.
What are the Most Popular Casinos in the World?
A night at the casino might just be a night out at home. It might elevate a night at the bar, or keep the party going, but not at these establishments. These casinos are the most popular, the most iconic, and it’s an event to simply set foot in them. If you’re interested in turning a night into an event, take a look at the most popular casinos in the world to see if you’re ready for a wild trip away.
The Bellagio, Las Vegas, US
The City of Sin was founded on the money of casinos, so it only makes sense that it has a couple of placements on this list. Topping the list, however, is the iconic Bellagio. Not a movie nor a special episode of a sitcom goes by without a shot of its famous water fountain. It is the grandest of the Las Vegas casinos, as proven by its status as the setting for history’s most epic heist movie: Ocean’s 11.
But The Bellagio is more than one of the biggest casinos in the world. It is a regular host to various world poker tournaments, and even if it isn’t hosting a tournament, it has tables for high-stakes poker games ready to go alongside its collection of over 2,300 slot machines.
If you’re looking for a luxurious stay, you couldn’t do any better than The Bellagio, which features a range of beautiful rooms in Vegas’ most regal of casinos. There is a spa and salon inside, various restaurants offering everything from sushi to steak, and daily performances. As of writing you could enjoy a show from the Cirque du Soleil team or browse the Bellagio modern art gallery or wander the Botanic Gardens.
Casino de Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco
The most historic option on this list, the Casino de Monte Carlo was opened by Princess Caroline in the middle of the 19th century. If you like a trip that feels like stepping back in time, you’ve found the place. The building is a testament to aristocratic opulence and glamour, only emphasised by the other reason everyone knows it: it’s a favourite of one Bond, James Bond. Appearing in Never Say Never Again, GoldenEye, and Ocean’s Twelve for good measure, the resort is considered the motherland of gambling.
It also makes for a great trip away. Monaco’s landscape is not to be forgotten, with cliffs and coasts to drive through. Lounge on the beach or hike up the mountains. And of course, the annual Monaco Grand Prix and festivals means there is always something happening in this small coastal country.
Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas, US
Another of Las Vegas’ standout establishments, the grand Caesar’s Palace is as much a work of (replica) art as it is a casino. Walking in feels as close as you would get to visiting any palace in Caesar’s time, due to the Sistine Chapel-esque ceilings and Roman sculpture replicas decorating the lobbies, the marble columns, and spiral escalators.
But explore a bit and you’ll soon find slot machines, table games, and even flat-TV-clad sports bars dedicated to the latest games and races. At the moment, the resident at Caesar’s Palace is country singer Garth Brooks, with Jerry Seinfeld and Adele taking up the weekend time.
Or you can really live out the events of The Hangover in its various nightlife options, including a nightclub, cocktail garden, and cigar bar.
Casino Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, Germany
Germany’s Casino Baden-Baden is the very definition of living like a queen. The casino looks like a palace, rich in its colour and décor. Candlelit chandeliers and gold-coated accents drape the rooms of this 250-year-old casino, ironically designed to emulate the French, rather than German higher class. The building is so beautiful that the casino even offers guided tours to take it all in.
Offering roulette, poker, blackjack and over 130 slot machines, the Casino Baden-Baden makes for an event that will make you feel like royalty.
Sun City, Rustenburg, South Africa
Sun City is an establishment that wants to have it all. In one resort it offers a casino, hotels (plural), night clubs, and two 18-hole golf courses, as well as pools and spas. It’s a place where you can watch a live music gig in the evening and go out on the safari in the morning, with all the slots and poker you can fit in between.
In a beautiful resort looking akin to an African palace, there are pools with waves, spas with massages, field activities with archery, and many restaurants and bars to eat and drink in. Never a dull moment on the itinerary.
