The United Kingdom is a gambling center, with over 140 casinos, racetracks, and other gaming facilities. Lotteries and bingo are also extremely popular in this country, and online gambling is both legal and growing. Gambling in United Kingdom casinos is regulated by the Gambling Commission of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Gambling began legally in the United Kingdom in the 1960s. However, at this point, casinos were only allowed to serve patrons who purchased memberships. The number of machines in each casino was also limited. However, the Gambling Act of 2005 gave casinos the right to build larger casinos, with one license for these "super casinos" to be built every few years. Manchester won the bid for the first super casino, but parliament is also consider building 16 smaller casinos instead.
In a study by the Gambling Commission in 2000, 72% of British citizens said they had gambled within the past year, and 46% of that gambling was not with the National Lottery. The United Kingdom has excellent programs set in place for people who feel like this have problems with gambling; in fact, most casino website display links to www.gambleaware.co.uk for this very reason. In addition, the Gambling Commission takes complaints, so if you feel like you've been treated unfairly at any casino in the United Kingdom, you can issue a formal complaint so that other don't experience the same.
Because the United Kingdom has such a large number of casinos, there really is something for everyone. Before you visit a casino, call ahead to find out hours of operation, dress code, games available, and payout regulations.
Alea
Springfield Quay
Paisley Road
Glasgow, Scotland G5 8NP
United Kingdom
44-870-751-7222
Alea Nottingham
108 Upper Parliament Street
Nottingham, England NG1 6LF
United Kingdom
44-115-872-0601
Aspers Casino
Newgate Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England NE1 5TG
United Kingdom
44-191-255-0400
Aspinalls
27/28 Curzon Street
London, England W1J 7TJ
United Kingdom
44-297-499-4599
Broadway Casino
220 Ladywood Middleway
1-4 Broadway Plaza
Birmingham, England B16 8LP
United Kingdom
44-121-456-5557
Casino at the Empire
7 Leicester Street
London, England WC2H 7NA
United Kingdom
44-203-014-1000
Circus Casino
110 Portland Street
Manchester, England M1 4RL
United Kingdom
44-161-228-0077
Circus Casino/Stanley Casino locations:
- Birmingham Star City
- Colony Club
- Counting House, Leicester
- Edinburgh
- Harbour House
- Liverpool Counting House
- Luton
- Manchester
- Manchester Mint
- Mint Casino Bolton
- Mint Casino Brighton
- Mint Casino Bristol
- Mint Casino Coventry
- Mint Casino Derby
- Mint Casino Glasgow
- Mint Casino Great Yarmouth
- Mint Casino Leicester
- Mint Casino Liverpool
- Mint Casino Luton
- Mint Casino Portsmouth
- Mint Casino Salford
- Mint Casino Southampton
- Mint Casino Southport
- Mint Casino Torquay
- Mint Casino Wirral
- Newcastle
- Nottingham Cornerhouse
- Stanley Cascades Leith Casino
- Stanley Casino Plymouth
- Stoke
Connoisseur Club
2A Kensington High Street
Royal Garden Hotel
London, England W8 4RE
United Kingdom
44-207-603-1155
Crockfords Club
30 Curzon Street
London, England W1J 7TN
United Kingdom
44-207-493-7771
Cromwell Mint
43/45 Cromwell Road
London, England SW7 2EF
United Kingdom
44-207-589-4041
Dusk Till Dawn Poker Club
Redfield Way
Boulevard Retail Park
Lenton, England NG7 2UW
United Kingdom
44-115-845-4300
Fifty London
50 St. James's Street
London, England SW1A 1JT
United Kingdom
44-870-41-5050
G Casino
2 Ramsgate Street
Manchester, M8 9SG
United Kingdom
44-161-831-6370
G Casino locations:
- Manchester
- Luton
- Blackpool
- London
- Thanet
- Aberdeen
Gala Casino
196 Piccadilly
London, England W1V 9LG
United Kingdom
44-800-328-4272
Gala Casino locations:
- Barracuda Casino
- Bingo Peterborough Westfield
- Aberdeen
- Birmingham
- Bournemouth
- Bradford
- Bristol
- Dundee
- Electric
- Glasgow
- Harbourside
- Hull
- Leeds
- Leicester
- London
- Main Marian Way
- Maybury
- Merchant City
- Northampton
- Queensway
- River Quarter
- Riverboat
- Russell Square
- Sauchiehall St.
- Sol Central
- Stockport
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Tottenham Court Road
- Wolderhampton
Grosvenor Casinos
Statesman House
Stafferton Way
Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1AY
United Kingdom
44-808-021-2121
Grosvenor Casinos:
- Atlantic Wharf
- Birmingham
- Blackpool
- Bolton
- Brighton
- Bristol
- Empire Street, Manchester
- George Street, Manchester
- Gloucester
- Great Yarmouth
- Gun Wharf Quays
- Hove
- Huddersfield
- Leisure World
- Liverpool
- Merrion Way, Leeds
- Moortown, Leeds
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Plymouth
- Portsmouth
- Ramsgate
- Reading
- Salfold
- Scarborough
- Sheffield
- Swansea
- The Octagon
- Victoria
- Walsall
- Whitworth Street, Manchester
Hippodrome Bingo Club
Battery Green Road
Lowestoft, England NR321DE
United Kingdom
44-150-257-3216
Ladbrokes Casino and Sports Bar - Paddington Hotel
1 Eastborne Terrace
London, England W2 1BA
United Kingdom
44-203-238-1000
Leo Casino
Chaloner Street
Queens Dock
Liverpool, England L3 4BF
United Kingdom
44-151-709-8878
Les Ambassadeurs
5 Hamilton Place
London, England W1J 7ED
United Kingdom
44-207-495-5555
Les Croupiers
32 Saint Mary's Street
Cardiff, Wales CF1 2AB
United Kingdom
44-292-038-2810
Manchester 235
Watson Street
The Great Northern
Manchester, England M3 4LP
United Kingdom1
44-16-828-0300
Maxims Casino
Palace Gate House
Palace Gate
London, England W8 5LS
United Kingdom
44-207-581-0337
Mecca Bingo - Aberdeen
Unit 2 Centrepoint
Berryden Road
Aberdeen, Scotland AB2 3SQ
United Kingdom
44-122-464-1998
Napoleons Casino
37 Bolton Road
Bradford, England BD1 4DR
United Kingdom
44-127-439-1820
Opera House Casino
56-64 Saint Thomas Street
North Yorkshire
Scarborough, England YO11 1DU
United Kingdom
44-172-335-7940
Palace Casino
Church Plain
Great Yarmouth, England NR30 1PL
United Kingdom
44-149-384-4455
Palm Beach Casino
30 Berkeley Street
London, England W1J 8EH
United Kingdom
44-207-493-6585
Paris Casino
75 Station Road
Blackpool, England FY4 1EU
United Kingdom
44-125-340-6888
Park Tower Casino
101 Knightsbridge
London, England SW1X 7RQ
United Kingdom
44-207-235-9595
Rainbow Casino
1 Portland Road
Birmingham, England B16 9HN
United Kingdom
44-121-454-1033
Reading Sporting Club
18 Richfield Avenue
Reading, England RG1 8PA
United Kingdom
44-118-939-1811
Rendezvous Casino
Eastern Esplanade
Southend on Sea
Essex SS1 2ZG
United Kingdom
44-170-261-6000
Ritz Club
Ritz Hotel
150 Piccadilly
London, England W1J 9BR
United Kingdom
44-207-493-8181
Rubicon Casino
56-58 Temple Street
Wolverhampton, England WV2 4AQ
United Kingdom
44-190-271-0700
Salubrious Place
Wind Street
Swansea, Wales SA1 1DF
United Kingdom
44-845-450-7779
Sorrento Casino
Lichfield Street
Walsall, England WS1 1SQ
United Kingdom
44-192-272-0999
Soul Casino
333 Union Street
Langstane Kirk
Aberdeen, Scotland AB11 6DS
United Kingdom
44-122-458-7711
The Carlton Casino
6 Friar Gate
Derby, England DE1 1BU
United Kingdom
44-133-236-8074
The Castle Casino
64 Queens Promenade
North Shore
Blackpool, England FY2 9QG
United Kingdom
44-125-335-2628
Castle Hill Casino
10 Castle Hill
Dudley, England DY1 4QQ
United Kingdom
44-138-424-2000
The China Palace
16-18 Hurst Street
Birmingham, England B5 4BN
United Kingdom
44-121-622-3313
The Deluxe
2-6 Pelham Place
Hastings, England TN34 3AD
United Kingdom
44-142-442-6109
The International Casino
47-49 Market Street
Aberdeen, Scotland AB11 5PZ
United Kingdom
44-122-459-3400
The Isle Casino at Coventry
Phoenix Way
Ricoh Arena
Foleshill
Coventry, England CV6 6GE
United Kingdom
44-247-668-4747
The Midland Wheel Club
1-2 Norfolk Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham, England B15 3PS
United Kingdom
44-121-454-3725
The Shaftesbury Casino
377 High Street
Shaftesbury Street
West Bromwich, England B70 9QN
United Kingdom
44-121-3-4744
The Sportsman Casino
Old Quebec Street
London, England W1H 7AF
United Kingdom
44-207-414-0061
Triangle Casino
7-12 Triangle South
Clifton
Bristol, England BS8 1EY
United Kingdom
44-117-929-1515
