Gambling in Italy

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CasinoToplists journey continues and this time we will stop at the home of the word “casino” – in sunny Italy. Historically, that gambling is called “casino”, although the Italians – it’s just a “house”.

Summary of the article:

Location Italy and brief historical background

Italian Republic – is a friendly corner of the Old World, the cradle of civilization and an open-air museum.

His gentle name of the country has received from the Cypriot neighbors, but its value is very prosaic – the country of the calves.

This is due to the fact that for a long time, it was the bull was the symbol of the people, often portrayed butting the Roman she-wolf.

The capital of Italy – Rome gorgeous, heart sunk into oblivion of the Roman Empire, the eternal city, who fought for many people. Today it is home to over 4 million people, a lot of visitors. Rome has become a truly cosmopolitan, there are good-natured guests and offer them a lot of fun. But their number does not include gambling games to play, have to go to the legalization of business area. There is available to the guests Roulette , Punto Banco , Blackjack and games thirty or forty, craps , Chemin de Fer, and everyone’s favorite, poker .

It would be a sacrilege to go to Italy just for the casino, because there is, perhaps, one of the world’s highest concentration of attractions: castles, fortresses, bridges, palaces, restaurants, vineyards, theaters, museums and many more just amazing.

Casino and gambling in Italy

Although the Italians are very reckless, so far at national level must not be opened Gambling houses, salons, private casinos and even the halls of slot machines. Nevertheless, several casinos in Italy is.

Gambling and Italians to stand for centuries, people hot and loves to play, but Catholicism has a negative attitude to this pastime. The authorities made a compromise and legalized sin so that he began to defend national interests.

The government is well aware that if the ban gambling completely, will outflow of money in the gambling houses of the neighboring countries, which is absolutely undesirable. Therefore, to reduce the temperature of players and at the same time to replenish the budget, on the border with Slovenia, France, Switzerland and Monte Carlo operates several casinos.

Total in Italy operates 5 casinos, but none of them is not in Rome. Magnificent casino in San Remo intercepts wishing to play in Monaco or France, to azino in Campione on the shore of Lugano lies on the border with Switzerland, the casino in San Vincent closes the escape route to the tunnel of Mont Blanc. A 2 places in Venice will not allow people to go gambling in Slovenia.

Oddly enough, only in the twentieth century, Italy was so righteous, before gambling played freely. For a long time remained the legendary Venetian casino “Ridotto”.

After the First World War, the government closed 59 casinos began operating a strict ban on gambling since 1919. But Mussolini understood the harmfulness of such a policy for the state budget, so in 1927, officially opened the casino in San Remo.

Casino San Remo is located in a magnificent mansion, designed in 1905 by Eugene Ferret. It is located in the municipal jurisdiction. For a long time it was the only gambling house in Italy, and there he was, according to Mussolini only as confirmation of the rule.

Nevertheless, the Italians activity has led to the fact that in 1933 inaugurated Casino Campione d’italia. Its built in 1917 with a special glamor, typical of its time. This is a huge futuristic building today is the biggest casino in Europe.

In 1937, laws were softened a bit, in Venice were allowed gambling casinos but here are under the control of the municipality.

After World War II related to gambling preserved, still works several casinos, but all attempts to expand business strongly suppressed.

Very interesting it is the story of the discovery of the 4th casino in San Vincent, high in the Alps. It is located in the Valle d’Aosta region, where there are so tightly intertwined culture of France and Italy, that France in 1947 by referendum wished to attach themselves to the territory. Residents of San Vincent put Rome condition that they remain in Italy when in the casino will appear. And it opened in speed.

But the history of the activities of the Italian casino, even under municipal jurisdiction, knows a lot of dark moments. Reliably established fraud of employees and senior management staff. And in 1983, even caught a casino Saint Vincent and Sanremo links with the mafia. After this tough business restructured and changed direction.

Today, in the Apennine peninsula it operates 5 casinos, and they are still the municipalities, the regions contribute to the budget of a whopping sum of 70% of the profit from slot machines, 50% – from US games, 45% – from the French.

Although the Italian government is not going to the casino concessions, in 2010 the Italians were able to play in online poker rooms. Such relief was justified by the hundreds of billions of tax received in the budget.

What is remarkable, though little casino in Italy, and in the capital they are not present at all, these places have become a kind of landmark and tourist attraction. Luxury villas with magnificent interiors long been the venue for social events, large-scale public and private events.

Rome attractions

1. Coliseum. Address: Piazza del Colosseo, 1. It is a symbol of Ancient Rome, the most spectacular ancient building, which is a hallmark of the Italian capital.
2. Trevi Fountain. Address: Piazza di Trevi. The magnificent baroque fountain of the XVIII century, designed by Nicola Salvi, towers above the Trevi area of ​​almost 26 meters, affecting the beauty and grandeur.
3. Pantheon. Address: Piazza della Rotonda. The best example of Roman architecture, striking exterior and interior decoration.
4. Roman forum. Address: Via della Salaria Vecchia, 5/6. Center of social life of ancient Rome gives an excellent insight into the life of a century ago.
5. Saint Paul’s Cathedral. Address: Piazza San Pietro. This is the largest Christian church in the world and the most impressive structure of the Vatican.

Interesting facts about Italy and Italians

• Italy – the most populous state in Europe.
• 98% of the population – Catholics.
• Italy – the birthplace of half the world famous cheese.
• In Italy there are two dwarf states: the Vatican and San Morino.
• In Italy, more than volcanoes than any other country in Europe.
• Modern Italian – a Florentine dialect, which was popularized thanks to Dante.

Italy on the map of Europe