{"id":15075,"date":"2020-04-03T11:02:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T09:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iconicriviera.com\/?p=15075"},"modified":"2020-04-03T11:02:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T09:02:44","slug":"guide-du-casino-de-monte-carlo-monaco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iconicalps.com\/fr\/guide-to-casino-de-monte-carlo-monaco\/","title":{"rendered":"Casino de Monte-Carlo : Le Guide Complet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you gamble or not, peeping inside Monte Carlo\u2019s legendary marble-and-gold belle \u00e9poque casino is a Monaco essential. The walls and ceilings of the Casino de Monte Carlo <\/i><\/a> are a sight to behold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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the entrance to the monte carlo casino<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The construction of the Casino de Monte-Carlo and H\u00f4tel de Paris was credited with inventing the “jet-set”; the biggest international stars rubbed shoulders with industry barons and powerful world leaders within the casino walls. It has welcomed everyone from Napoleon to Churchill. This mythic gambling mecca made headlines in the late 19th century when Russians lost entire fortunes there in a single night, and later via blockbuster films like Ocean\u2019s Twelve<\/em> and James Bond films GoldenEye<\/em> et Jamais plus jamais<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To protect the locals and ensure that Mon\u00e9gasques<\/a> don\u2019t fritter away their inheritance (Monaco\u2019s rulers<\/a> are far from stupid and long-ago realized that having a casino so close-by could be a constant temptation) proof of overseas identity is needed to enter the Casino de Monte-Carlo.<\/p>\n\n\n

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the new casino square, after the spring 2020 renovations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Its ostentatiously beautiful exterior fa\u00e7ade looks almost subtle when compared with the lavishly decorated salons, soaring columns, marble statues, and glittering chandeliers inside. Each room is marvelously decorated with stained glass windows, sculptures, and paintings dating back to the late 1800’s<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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a private high-stakes gaming room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Anyone can enter the Monte-Carlo Casino building without showing ID to have a look in the atrium, which is admittedly grand in itself, with its paintings<\/a>, marble floors, and 28 Ionic columns made of onyx. You can also have a look into the Salle Renaissance<\/a>, a slot machine room, for free. In fact, you can tour them immediately using this interactive virtual tour<\/a> of Monaco. It’s a fun way to virtually ‘walk’ around Monaco and tour inside the Monte Carlo Casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Want to play the games James Bond and Tony Stark (Iron Man) loved? In the Salon Europe<\/a>, roulette and blackjack are played under gilded ceilings for maximum bets of \u20ac10,000 \u2013 to wager more, have a word with the croupier then stroll on to the Salons Priv\u00e9s (private rooms).<\/p>\n\n\n

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a f1 race car on temporary display in the atrium of the monte carlo casino\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

To access ‘Les Salons Super Priv\u00e9s’ it helps if you\u2019re staying at the H\u00f4tel de Paris<\/a> across the street, as a top-secret tunnel connects these two establishments. High-rollers stay in one of the hotel\u2019s \u20ac45,000-per-night ‘Diamond’ suites<\/a>, sip \u20ac28 French 75 cocktails in its Bar Am\u00e9ricain<\/a>, and spend roughly \u20ac360 per person for lunch at its Michelin three-star restaurant Louis XV<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are feeling lucky (and rich), try a slot machine or game in the Casino. The highest jackpot took place on February 25ta<\/sup> 2020, where one lucky winner received \u20ac402,900 in one go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not everyone is so lucky. In fact, there’s a room called “The Morgue”, where the casino parking valets rest; it was used in the past to hold the bodies of desperate gamblers, who lost their fortune and immediately killed themselves with a pistol shot, while still seated at the gaming tables. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you fancy some fresh air, head up to the terrace; losing money is always a little less painful when gazing out at the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new casino square, redone in june 2020<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

James Bond<\/strong>‘s Favorite Casino<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Excessive amounts of wealth are on display even before you step foot on the casino\u2019s red-carpet. Many tourists stop to take photos of the procession of finely-tuned Ferraris, Lamborghini\u2019s, Bentleys, and Rolls Royce\u2019s that the rich roll up in. But it was the Aston Martin \u2013 007\u2019s Aston Martin, to be specific – which enhanced Monaco\u2019s already intriguing reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The super-spy\u2019s creator, Ian Fleming, envisioned Casino de Monte-Carlo when he authored his first James Bond book, Casino Royale<\/em>, in 1953. Few places are so associated with James Bond as Monaco and the Casino de Monte Carlo. Although it was not until 1983 when Bond, in Jamais plus jamais<\/em>, went to Monaco for the first time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps filmdom\u2019s smoothest spy entrance to Casino de Monte-Carlo came when tuxedoed Pierce Brosnan, in his first 007 movie Goldeneye<\/em>, wheeled down off of Monaco\u2019s winding, cliff-side roads, and was recognized upon arrival as \u201cMr. Bond.\u201d 007 then handed the keys of the DB5 to the valet, while being greeted –and responding– in French, before glided into the casino for a bout of Baccarat. Here’s the clip:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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