If you’ve ever walked into The Hippodrome Casino in the West End of London, you’ll immediately feel like you’ve been transported back in time. The Hippodrome is a gamblers casino. Originally opened in 1900, the Hippodrome transformed itself into a mini Las Vegas.
Located in the heart of the West End in one of the city’s iconic buildings, we are one of London’s foremost entertainment venues. If you like to gamble, or want to learn how to play the tables, we have four floors of gaming including PokerStars Live at The Hippodrome.
For full details of everything that’s on offer at this award-winning destination, check out the official Hippodrome Casino website.
Opening Times
The Hippodrome Casino is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week except for Christmas Day.
Due to increased popularity, after 2am entry to the Hippodrome may be restricted to gold and black card holders. Non card holders with Photo ID may sign up for a gold card at any time, subject to capacity.
Casino
With three gaming floors, all offering a wide range of games, The Hippodrome Casino is a great venue for both seasoned gamblers and casino novices alike.
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Whether you’re interested in Roulette, Blackjack, Three Card Poker, Pai Gow, Casino War or Baccarat, we’ve got all the traditional games available to play.
If you prefer electronic games and slot machines, we have organic terminals that offer Sic Bo, Roulette, Baccarat, and Craps.
The Gold room is the new home of our Dice Table, open daily from 7pm. If you’ve never played before, don’t worry, we’re holding free learn-to-play sessions every day from 7pm until 8pm.
Getting here
The nearest mainline rail stations are:
Charing Cross and Waterloo
The nearest underground stations are:
Leicester Square, Covent Garden, Piccadilly Circus and Charing Cross
Buses:
Servicing Charing Cross Road include numbers 24, 29, 176, N5, N20, N29, N41 and N279
Pedestrian:
Access to The Hippodrome is available from Charing Cross Road, Leicester Square and Little Newport Street.
Car:
Parking is available at the NCP car park on St Martins Lane, WC2N 4HX, Little Newport Street, Q-Park WC2H 7PR and Titan Parking on Whitcomb Street, WC2H 7DT
Dining
The Hippodrome has six bars (with a 24 hour license), a fabulous Steakhouse Restaurant, a special cabaret menu, 24 hour food service, two lounges, private dining rooms and a two-tier outdoor smoking and cigar bar - everything you need for a great night out.
Hippodrome Live
If West End shows are your thing, our famous cabaret Theatre, Hippodrome Live, offers live shows, music and must-see entertainment. Having hosted many of the world’s greatest singers and performers, it’s fast becoming one of London’s best live music venues.
Cocktail Bar
Located on the 3rd floor adjacent to the smoking terrace
24hr Menu
Delightful light bites and fuller snack menu to keep you going at any time of the day
Smoking
Smoking is not permitted inside the building, but our two tier-smoking terrace on the 3rd floor caters for smokers.
London’s Hippodrome Casino has reopened and looks a little different since the last time the cards were dealt and the dice were rolled.
The Times reports the head of the Hippodrome Casino looked around the busy but perspex-partitioned tables on the weekend as luck smiled on some gamblers and his establishment.
“People who make sounds like that are people who are having fun. It is a sign people are enjoying themselves,” Simon Thomas said.
“We are delighted to be able to reopen. It is a big relief. We also have a lot of customers who are looking forward to coming back,” Mr Thomas, the co-founder of the Leicester Square casino said.
The casino reopened on Saturday with the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions.
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Genting UK outraged by continued casino closure
Genting UK voiced its frustration at the UK government’s decision to keep casinos across England closed for a further two weeks, in early August.
European Gaming reported that Genting UK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genting Malaysia, described the move as a “whack-a-mole approach” in policymakers’ lockdown strategy to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Genting UK’s director of corporate assurance and regulatory affairs Jon Duffy was quoted as saying last Friday that the announcement flew in the face of government strategy pertaining to local lockdowns.
“After weeks of meticulous planning, we find it incredible that we have been given less than 24 hours’ notice as to this change of plan, which in itself has caused huge damage to the business,” Mr Duffy said.
“Significant numbers of staff have been brought back from furlough to prepare for the reopening, and this is devastating news for our entire team who now faces further worry and uncertainty.
“For every week we remain closed, it is costing us more than 1.5 million pounds. This is clearly not sustainable, with more jobs and livelihoods being put at risk with every last-minute change and delay.”
It has been reported that Genting UK claimed the UK government’s decision to delay all casinos in England from reopening “defied logic” and “seriously threatens the future of the entire industry.”
“We recognise that incredibly difficult decisions have to be made by all those in government, but we are absolutely confident our venues are as safe, if not more so, than a range of other businesses now currently operating,” Genting UK said.
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New Kansas City casino hopes to reshape precinct
The Isle of Capri hopes to make its riverfront establishment even more vibrant under new ownership, the Kansas City Business Journal reported in July.
Rhode-Island based Twin River Worldwide Holdings plans to rebuild the casino off East Front Street as Casino KC and invest $61 million into new aesthetics and features, officials shared on Monday during a Port Authority of Kansas City development committee meeting.
Twin River Worldwide Holdings hopes to “substantially reposition the casino with a transformational redevelopment plan”, with most related capital expenditures expected in 2021, the casino owner and manager announced in a recent release.
The endeavour includes reskinning the existing structure and building a new restaurant, experiential retail, a spa and an amphitheatre, Port KC documents show.
Twin River Worldwide Holdings also could consider an on-site hotel.
A site schematic shows a revamped casino lobby area, with new restaurant, bars and retail adjacent to either side, and the amphitheatre at the property’s southwest corner.
Port KC’s vice president of real estate Joe Perry described the renovations as “synergistic” with the developing Berkley Riverfront area.
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“That’s exciting for all of us. We know that when the casino does better, the city and Port KC do better,” he said on Monday.
In 2018, the Kansas City Streetcar Authority noted a “potential opportunity” to extend the planned northern route a mile to the east, connecting the casino to Berkley Riverfront Park.
The Isle of Capri consists of about 40,000 square feet of casino space, with 939 gaming machines, 13 table games and two dining venues.
Figures from the Missouri Gaming Commission show that in June, the Isle of Capri had 77,100 visitors and total adjust gross revenue of $4.3 million – both the smallest among the four casinos on the Missouri side of the metro area.