A casino is a gambling establishment where customers can exchange money for chips and play games of chance. Some casinos also have entertainment shows and restaurants. Customers must be of legal age to gamble and should follow casino rules. In the past, casinos were sometimes called palaces or villas. Nowadays, they are much more like a modern indoor amusement park, with slot machines, black jack tables, roulette and craps. The billions of dollars in profit raked in by casinos every year are based on mathematically determined odds that ensure the house will win in the long run.
From Las Vegas’s gilded casinos to the elegant spa town of Baden-Baden, these massive gaming venues beckon with their flashy lights and high stakes. These mega-resorts offer everything from Michelin-starred dining to high-profile entertainers.
Designed to resemble the Colosseum in Rome, Caesars Palace has been a Vegas mainstay since it opened in 1968, drawing royalty and aristocracy from across Europe. Today, the palatial venue attracts a more diverse crowd to its many blackjack and poker tables.
The WinStar World Casino is the biggest casino in the world, with 70,000 square feet of space housing more than 400 table games, 1,300 slot machines, an 800-capacity bingo hall and a cavernous poker room. The massive resort has plenty to keep non-gamblers busy, including 17 restaurants, a pool bar, nightclubs and an enormous Global Event Center.