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The Top Five Vacation Casino Hotels and Resorts

March 13, 2014 2:36 pm    |    by Jonny Blair

From the gambling meccas of Asia to the sun-kissed beaches of The Bahamas, this article will discuss the top five casino hotels and resorts in the world.

Love the Venetian in Macau.

Love the Venetian in Macau.

The Venetian Macao in Macao

The Venetian in Macao is enormous.  Boasting the largest gaming space in the world at 534,000 square feet, the casino has more than 2,100 slot machines and 550 gaming tables.  The hotel includes a large convention center, shopping mall, health and wellness complex, spa, access to hundreds of culinary options, and superstars headlining a variety of shows from around Asia.  The hotel contains over 3,000 luxury suites with spectacular amenities and at least 750 square feet of space per room.  Pop stars, cultural festivals, superstar boxing events, dance shows, and award shows are only part of the entertainment the casino offers.

Casino de Monte Carlo in Monaco

The Monte Carlo Casino mixes James Bond style with world class luxury.  Designed in the 1850s, the Monte Carlo Casino regularly attracts a slew of celebrities, royal families, important businessmen, politicians, movie stars, and other high rollers.  The casino connects with the legendary Hotel de Paris, a beautiful hotel with a rich history.  The lore of the Monte Carlo Casino runs deep in Monaco history from Joseph Jagger breaking the bank in 1873 by exploiting the roulette wheel to the famous gambler’s fallacy of 1913.  The renowned casino fills each year for the Monaco Grand Prix Formula One event.

Ceasars Palace in Las Vegas

Built in the 1960s, Ceasars Palace is a staple of the famous Las Vegas Strip.  The luxury hotel has six towers containing a total of 3,960 rooms and suites.  The Colosseum at Caesars is a large multi-purpose entertainment venue that has hosted shows from Barack Obama, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Rod Stewart, Celine Dion, Cher, Bette Midler, Liberace, Elton John, Diana Ross, Julio Iglesias, David Copperfield, Janet Jackson, Shania Twain, Jerry Seinfeld, and Mariah Carey.  The hotel is famous for stunts including Evel Knievel’s water fountain jump.  Caesars Outdoor Arena held many of the great boxing matches of the 1980s and 1990s featuring Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Muhammad Ali, and Evander Holyfield.  Ceasars Palace regularly is included in Hollywood films such as The Hangover, 2012, Iron Man, Ocean’s Eleven, Rush Hour, and Rain Man.

Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard

The Foxwoods Resort Casino, founded in 1984, was built on 4,700,000 square feet of land in the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Reservation in Ledyard, Connecticut, USA.  The gorgeous luxury casino features over 400 table games and 6,000 slot machines covering 344,000 square feet.  The hotels has 2,266 hotel rooms, a two-story arcade, and a lavish health and wellness spa.  The casino regularly holds major pop shows, concerts, and sporting events.

Best Casinos of the world.

Best Casinos of the world.

Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island

As the largest casino and hotel in the Caribbean, the Atlantis Resort in The Bahamas is truly paradise.  The resort includes six options for lodging including The Beach Tower, The Coral Towers, The Royal Towers, and the Harborside Resorts.  The hotel has many draws such as the Aquaventure waterpark, a mile long water ride known as The Current, and The Dig Aquariums showcasing the world’s largest open air marine habitat.  The casino features gorgeous views of the Caribbean waters and glass roofs showcasing the stars at night.  Celebrities regularly perform at the casino including the Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Sara Bareilles, Paul Potts, Katy Perry, N’SYNC, Sheryl Crow, Kenny Chesney, and Lady Antebellum.  World class luxury comes with world class prices – a stay in some of the top end suites is as expensive as $25,000 per night.

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