Many restrictions were lifted and gambling became a respectable (or at the very least accepted) well regulated industry.
Because the current officially oldest casino in continuous operation, the Italina the Casino di Venezia, in operation from 1636, had to switch locations and it is not in its original building anymore./ġ995 – The birth of modern gambling in the newly unified Germany. Comment: And it is the oldest casino in continuous operation, at the same place. This is the casino at the picture at the top of this page. No longer in operation.ġ810 – The second casino of Germany opened this year, Casino Wiesbaden, which is one of the oldest casino in continuous operation in the world. There are written records of ‘Spielhäusern’ (gambling houses) from 1396, they were the first permanent gambling establishments 1 that we know of currently.ġ720 – First casino is founded in Bad Ems. They were played in most bigger inns.ġ396 – Card games appeared in the region of what is now modern day Germany. Middle ages – Dice games (Hazard and Timble-rig) were very popular in Germany. Gambling was a popular and accepted pastime among the Roman legionnaires. The first historical record of games of chance in the region is written records and excavated dices from Roman soldiers stationed in what is modern day Germany.
Roman times – Gambling stretches back all the way to Ancient Rome.
