| Along the French Riviera, the Principality of Monaco | | | | their list of gambling games. Today Monte Carlo is |
| Houses the small city of Monte Carlo. The city clings to | | | | home to the most exclusive and state of the art slot |
| the shore of the Mediterranean in beautiful sprawls of | | | | machines in the world. |
| secluded bays and the small port of Monte Carlo. | | | | Hospitality in Monte Carlo is not limited to the glitzy |
| Casinos of Monte Carlo make for a large part of the | | | | casinos and utsidethem you can see the ultimate in |
| place's history. In the latter half of the 1800's the first | | | | accommodations, for eg the celebrated Hotel de Paris. |
| casino, Casino de Monte Carlo came up in the city. | | | | It's the second home to some of the most well known |
| Napoleonic era style can be seen at the Casino de | | | | and well endowed individuals in terms of both fame |
| Monte Carlo, designed in the belle Époque style. | | | | and wealth. |
| Intention behind this magnificent casino was to please | | | | Then there are the number of haute cuisine |
| and dazzle the tastes of aristocratic Europeans. | | | | restaurants, located within the restaurants located |
| These people were the initial target audience for the | | | | within the hotels. World famous chefs are busy round |
| design of the Monte Carlo's gracious manner of living. | | | | the clock to prepare a variety of menu designed to |
| Similarly the Sun Casino built in 1975 is equally ravishing | | | | tickle all palates. |
| to any gambler with special fondness for American | | | | The future of Monte Carlo was not an outcome of |
| Gambling games. | | | | mere fate or destiny. It was well thought of and |
| The most contemporary casino in Monte Carlo is The | | | | planned right through the 19th century. |
| Sporting. Built in 1990's, the Sporting offers an amazing | | | | Although today gambling has little to do with the local |
| combination of the best of European casino games | | | | economy, but it was, at one point of time, the essential |
| and popular american games in an ultra modern and | | | | driver of the local economy, bringing in most of the |
| ultra hip ambience. | | | | business into the town. Casinos were designed here to |
| If you are on a look out for some really exclusive | | | | appeal to the tourists who arrived here seeking luxury |
| casino games, Cafe de Paris is the place for you. | | | | and elegance away from home. |
| Styled according to the influence of the Art Deco | | | | Even today, Monaco is marketed by businesses as a |
| period of the 1930's, it was originally called Cafe Diwan. | | | | tax haven and an investment destination, a wise place |
| Various elegant and dignified games of chances soon | | | | for foreigners to set up shop. |
| came to be identified with the casinos of Monte Carlo. | | | | Although the gambling business is totally privatized and |
| Games of Monte Carlo were majorly classical | | | | no major revenue is earned by the Principality, the |
| European games, such as Chermin de Fer, a European | | | | results of the Gambling business still have an effect |
| version of Baccarat, Punto Banco, a popular card | | | | over the economy. Casinos attract wealthy tourists in |
| game European Roulette, Trente et Quarante and | | | | hordes and it's the money spent by these people that |
| Banque a deux Tableaux. | | | | acts as a major driving force for the local economy. |
| In the early nineteenth century, various casinos, in order | | | | Monaco has also become the port of call for some of |
| to keep abreast with the world added slot machines to | | | | the large cruise lines. |