Hippodrome Casino
Open · operator-listed
A multi-floor West End venue that combines gaming, restaurants and live entertainment within a landmark building.
- Roulette
- Blackjack
- Poker
STRAND EAST · LONDON
StrandEast reviews venues around London’s West End alongside historic casino names, regional chains and online betting brands. We highlight when a listing is closed, renamed, outside London or not confirmed as licensed for Great Britain. Read how we research our guides.
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VENUES & RETAIL BRANDS
Explore nine detailed profiles. Not every older listing is a currently operating London casino — each page clarifies the actual status.
Open · operator-listed
A multi-floor West End venue that combines gaming, restaurants and live entertainment within a landmark building.
Historical brand · current status unconfirmed
A look back at the intimate, dice-led casino space once promoted beneath the Hippodrome in Leicester Square.
Operating regional chain · no London branch listed
A casino-and-dining group with five venues in northern English cities — not a casino near the Strand.
Open · operator-listed
A 24-hour Leicester Square casino with a strong poker identity, table games, bars and electronic gaming.
Open as Grosvenor Casino The Rialto
The former Piccadilly listing corresponds to Grosvenor Casino The Rialto on Coventry Street.
Open · London Chinatown branch
A review of Genting Casino London Chinatown, the branch most relevant to a Strand and West End itinerary.
Closed permanently in 2020
A historical review of the former exclusive Ritz Club casino, which closed in 2020 and should not be listed as open.
Open · operator-listed
A Mayfair casino with table games, private gaming and hospitality, operated by Genting Casinos UK.
Active bookmaker · not a land-based casino
Why Paddy Power belongs in a betting-shop comparison, not a list of London casino gaming floors.
Learn about real venues, old names and the safeguards that matter.