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History of the term casino: Originally the term meant a "small villa", pavilion or summerhouse or built for pleasure, usually of a larger Italian on the grounds villa or palazzo. There are examples of such casinos at Villa Giulia and Villa Farnese. During the 19th century, the term casino came to include other public buildings where pleasurable activities, including gambling and sports, took place. An example of this type of building is the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. |
Dress code: It used to be the case (not long ago) that smart appearance was required for entry into all casinos in the country. Competition between casinos has meant a spiralling fall in the dress sense of casino Bad dress sensegamblers. Now a Saturday night in a provincial casino would be hard to distinguish from one in a pub. Larger city casinos still require proper shoes, jacket and trousers for men and sense for women. For the top London clubs you will need a tie and a few quid just to tip the door men, valets and car jockeys. (a fiver each is the minimum) |
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Casino Tips: In the rest of the world, tipping the dealer for success is the norm. In Britain it is illegal in order to try and avoid the temptations that go with rewarding each other. i.e. a dealer makes more money if they give more money away.So tipping gaming staff is not allowed in any way. Nor is it allowed for you to know casino staff personally or to try and get to know them. This of course is ludicrous. Tipping other staff is well accepted and it is frowned upon if you don't offer a few coins, say, to a waitress or barman or car jockey or even the reception desk. |
Alcohol: It used to be the case (not long ago) that smart The laws governing alcohol have changed thrice in the last five years. You can now drink it on theCocktail gaming floor (came in after 2001). The bars were originally open until 23:00 and then news licenses were granted in 2002 for drinking until 2 or 3 in the morning. Now casinos in provinces open their bars until 05:30 in the morning. In London it may vary from casino to casino. * (1968-2001) Until 23:00. No drinks in the gaming area. * (2001-2005) Until 02:00. Drinks in the gaming area. * (2006) No limit on the Bar opening times. |
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