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Casino resort in Funchal, Portugal
Casino da Madeira: in the same complex
- Spa
- Pool
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Fitness
Best for: A casino in the same complex, with pools and sea views
Casino da Madeira
Casino in Funchal, Portugal
- Opening hours
- 3 p.m. to 3 a.m.; Fridays, Saturdays and eves of public holidays 4 p.m. to 4 a.m.; closed 24 and 25 December
- Admission
- Free Welcome Card; valid identity document on request
- Minimum age
- 18 and over
- Dress code
- No beach sandals, tracksuits or sportswear
Overview
Casino da Madeira stands five minutes from the centre of Funchal and is, in its own words, part of a complex based on an original idea by the architect Oscar Niemeyer. The Pestana Casino Park hotel belongs to the same complex and describes the casino as part of it. Besides the gaming room, the casino has two restaurants, three bars, a nightclub, a multi-purpose space and a congress centre with an auditorium and a conference room. The Fórum Pestana occupies its second and third floors, Restaurante Bahia is on the fourth floor with a view over the city, and the auditorium of the congress centre, in a separate building of the complex, holds up to 628 people. Visitors will find a car park with about 60 spaces, a cloakroom, cash machines, a taxi rank and free Wi-Fi.1, 2, 3, 5
Before you go
- Opening hours
The casino is open from 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. from Sunday to Thursday, and from 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and the eves of public holidays. It is closed on 24 and 25 December. The Portuguese gaming regulator lists the same hours.1, 6
- Admission
Entry requires the casino's Welcome Card, which is free and is used to enter and leave the building. Access to the casino is reserved, and a valid identity document must be shown when requested. According to the gaming regulator, visitors to Portuguese casinos must carry a valid identity document issued by an official body in Portugal or in their country of residence.1, 8
- Age and identification
The casino does not admit anyone under 18. Portuguese gaming law prohibits minors from entering the gaming rooms of casinos, as the gaming regulator sets out.1, 9
- Dress code
The casino refuses entry to visitors wearing beach sandals, which it defines as including espadrilles, flip-flops and Crocs, and to those in tracksuits or sportswear. It notes that these are only some of its conditions of access.1
- Licence and regulation
Casino da Madeira is the casino of the Funchal gaming zone, one of ten gaming zones in Portugal. The gaming regulator names ITI - Soc. de Investimentos Turísticos na Ilha da Madeira, S.A. as the concession holder, and the casino presents the concession as one of two held by the Pestana Group. Gaming in casinos is supervised by the Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ), and a gaming inspector is permanently present. Decree-Law 422/89, the Portuguese gaming law, allows games of chance to be operated in the casinos of these zones.4, 6, 7
Sources
- 1.Casino da Madeira: the casino (in Portuguese)
Official casino website, accessed
- 2.Casino da Madeira: bars and restaurants (in Portuguese)
Official casino website, accessed
- 3.Casino da Madeira: conferences and shows (in Portuguese)
Official casino website, accessed
- 4.Casino da Madeira: the Pestana Group (in Portuguese)
Official casino website, accessed
- 5.Pestana Casino Park, official page
Official hotel website, accessed
- 6.
- 7.SRIJ: legal framework for casinos (in Portuguese)
Regulator, accessed
- 8.SRIJ: rights and duties of players (in Portuguese)
Regulator, accessed
- 9.SRIJ: legal protection of players (in Portuguese)
Regulator, accessed
- 10.OpenStreetMap: Casino da Madeira
Maps, accessed
Where to stay
Hotels listed by distance to Casino da Madeira, closest first.