Casino da Póvoa

Casino in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal

Casino da Póvoa

Casino da Póvoa (2023)

Location | Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Opening date| 1930s
No. of rooms| 3+
Signature attractions|

* Bars
* Restaurants
* Theater
* Art gallery

Notable restaurants| Egoísta Restaurant
Salão d'Ouro
Operating license holder| Varzim Sol
Coordinates| 41°22′43.21″N 8°45′58.37″W﻿ / ﻿41.3786694°N 8.7662139°W﻿ / 41.3786694; -8.7662139
Website| casino-povoa.com
Casino da Póvoa (2023)

Casino da Póvoa (lit. 'Póvoa Casino') is a casino located in Póvoa de Varzim in Portugal. It is a gaming and entertainment venue since the early 1930s. Its building is designed in a Garnier-inspired modernist style and, since 1977, it is listed by IGESPAR, the Portuguese Institute of National Monuments.[citation needed]

The table games most popular with gamblers are Banca Francesa, Roulette, Blackjack and Baccarat.

The casino has several bars, including a live performances bar, restaurants and a theater. Egoísta Restaurant in the Casino offers haute cuisine of local and Portuguese cuisine presented in a gourmet version, the restaurant is surrounded by an art gallery, exhibiting paintings from some of the finest Portuguese artists such as Graça Morais, Júlio Resende, Nikias Skapinakis or Rogério Ribeiro. It is also a patron of Arts with an art prize for Portuguese artists and a notable literature prize for the Portuguese and Spanish-speaking writers from the Iberian Peninsula, Latin America and Portuguese-speaking Africa.[1]

## Sections

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* Traditional Games Room (1 Punto banco Baccarat, 4 roulette, 2 Black Jack)
* Slot Machines Room (601 slot machines, 8 roulette, Banca Francesa (Portuguese dice Game), 4 Black Jacks, 2 Punto banco Baccarat)
* Sala Mista (Mixed Room, 89 slot machines)
* Bar City (in the Slot Machines Room)
* Bar Garden (in the Slot Machines Room)
* Snack Fair Play (in the Slot Machines Room)
* Bar Chinês (Chinese Bar in sala Mista)
* Bar Atrium (located in sala Mista)
* Salão d'Ouro Restaurant

## History

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Casino da Póvoa (2007)

Póvoa de Varzim was a Northern Portugal's upper-class beach resort in the 19th century, before the popularization of sea baths and sun baths by the general population, and a prominent site for gambling, with seventeen casinos, frequently in the back-doors of cafés and pubs, the most famous of which was Café Chinês ("Chinese Café"), known in Portugal for its exotic decoration and Spanish dancers. Others were Café Suíço, Café David, Café Universal, and Luso-Brasileiro. Camilo Castelo Branco recurrently visited Póvoa de Varzim to gamble.

The regulation of gambling in the city occurred in early 20th century, and the construction of Póvoa Casino started on February 28, 1930 when an Garnier-inspired modernist building started being built. The casino opened four years later and soon started to be seen as the pro-eminent casino in northern Portugal. The hotel for the casino was built next to it, in Passeio Alegre Square.

Casino da Póvoa is licensed to Varzim Sol since December, 2001. Varzim Sol's major shareholder is Estoril Sol, a company majority-owned by Chinese gambling king Stanley Ho and Amorim group. Prior to Stanley Ho's investments in Póvoa de Varzim, it was licensed to Sopete (Sociedade Poveira de Empreendimentos Turísticos).[2]

## References

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1. ^ "Casinos de Lisboa, Estoril e Póvoa oferecem testes à covid até às 2h". www.jornaldenegocios.pt (in European Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
2. ^ "Casino da Póvoa obrigado a reintegrar mais quatro trabalhadores". www.jn.pt (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2021-11-16. Retrieved 2021-11-16.

## External links

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* Casino da Póvoa
* Grande Hotel da Póvoa \- Hotel of the Casino built during the same time
* Media related to Casino da Póvoa at Wikimedia Commons

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Póvoa de Varzim topics

Main topics|

* History
* Culture
* Geography
* Architecture
* Economy
* Civil parishes
* City districts
* Localities
* Notable people

Libraries & museums|

* Rocha Peixoto Library
* Diana Bar Beach Library
* Ethnography and History Museum
* Santa Casa Museum
* Cividade de Terroso
* Rates Ecomuseum

Arts & entertainment|

* Casino da Póvoa
* Garrett Theatre
* Póvoa de Varzim Auditorium
* Póvoa de Varzim Music Hall
* A Filantrópica
* Póvoa de Varzim Arena

Other landmarks|

* City Hall
* Castelo da Póvoa Fortress
* Port of Póvoa de Varzim
* Romanesque Church
* Parish Church
* Church of Our Lady of Sorrows
* Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
* all churches
* Lighthouses (Farol da Lapa & Farol de Regufe)
* Santa Clara Aqueduct
* Coelheiro Aqueduct
* Luísa Dacosta Windmill
* Grande Hotel da Póvoa
* Villas (Calves, Villa Myosótis)
* Alminhas
* Touro
* Sculptures

Notable streets
& squares|

* Praça do Almada (civic center)
* Junqueira (shopping street)
* Largo David Alves Square
* Praça da República
* Avenida dos Banhos & Passeio Alegre (waterfront)
* Avenida Mousinho de Albuquerque
* Avenida Vasco da Gama
* Avenida 25 de Abril
* Praça Marquês de Pombal
* Praça Velha
* Largo das Dores Square
* Rua Santos Minho

Beaches & parks|

* Póvoa de Varzim beaches
* Enseada da Póvoa
* Redonda
* Salgueira
* Verde
* Beijinhos
* Lagoa
* Fragosa & Forcada rock
* Esteiro
* Coim
* Quião
* Cape Santo André
* Santo André
* Aguçadoura
* Codicheira
* Rio Alto
* City Park & Lagoa da Pedreira
* São Félix Hill & Cividade Hill

Sports|

* Varzim S.C.
* Desportivo da Póvoa
* Clube Naval Povoense
* Clube da Praia
* Varzim Stadium
* Municipal Stadium
* Póvoa Pavilion
* Marina da Póvoa

Ethnography|

* Siglas poveiras
* Poveiro boat
* Ala-Arriba! (film)
* Póvoa Hymn
* Casa dos Poveiros
* Folk costumes (Branqueta & Tricana)
* Póvoa de Varzim Holiday
* Anjo Festival
* Masseira

Famous Food|

* Pescada à poveira
* Arroz de marico
* Feijoada poveira
* Francesinha poveira (fast food)
* Rabanada poveira

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