Casino Estoril

Overview

Casino Estoril is a gaming and leisure complex in the seaside town of Estoril. It has operated since 1931, and the tourism boards of Cascais and Lisbon both describe it as the largest casino in Europe. According to Visit Cascais, it was a meeting point for spies and exiled royalty during the Second World War and inspired Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale. Apart from the gaming rooms, the building holds the Salão Preto e Prata, a show and dining hall for 1,000 people, an auditorium for 350 people, an art gallery and the Chinese restaurant Estoril Mandarim.^{5, 6}

Before you go

Opening hours

The Portuguese gaming regulator lists the opening hours of Casino Estoril as 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. The casino is closed on 24 December.¹

Admission

Portuguese casinos reserve the right of admission, and the law restricts who may enter the gaming rooms. According to the gaming regulator, players must identify themselves to the casino operator and carry a valid identity document issued by an official body in Portugal or in their country of residence.^{2, 3}

Age and identification

Portuguese gaming law prohibits anyone under 18 from entering the gaming rooms of casinos, as the gaming regulator sets out. Players must carry a valid identity document.^{3, 4}

Licence and regulation

Casino Estoril belongs to the Estoril gaming zone, one of ten gaming zones in Portugal, and is run under a state concession by Estoril-Sol (III) - Turismo, Jogo e Animação, S.A. 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.^{1, 2, 3}

Sources

1. 1.
   Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ): casinos in Portugal (in Portuguese)

   Regulator, accessed 9 October 2026

2. 2.
   SRIJ: legal framework for casinos (in Portuguese)

   Regulator, accessed 9 October 2026

3. 3.
   SRIJ: rights and duties of players (in Portuguese)

   Regulator, accessed 9 October 2026

4. 4.
   SRIJ: legal protection of players (in Portuguese)

   Regulator, accessed 9 October 2026

5. 5.
   Visit Cascais: Casino Estoril

   Destination organisation, accessed 9 October 2026

6. 6.
   Visit Lisboa: Casino Estoril

   Destination organisation, accessed 9 October 2026

7. 7.
   OpenStreetMap: Casino Estoril

   Maps, accessed 9 October 2026