Hotel in Portimão, Portugal
Casino Praia da Rocha: on-site
- Spa
- Pool
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Beach
- Fitness
Best for: A beach stay with the casino under the same roof
Casino Praia da Rocha
Casino in Portimão, Portugal
- Opening hours
- From 3 p.m. to 2 a.m., until 3 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, by the casino's account
- Admission
- Free entry with an identity document
- Minimum age
- 18 and over
- Dress code
- Casual chic; no shorts, hats, flip-flops or sleeveless tops
Overview
Casino Praia da Rocha is part of Hotel Algarve Casino, a five-star hotel on Avenida Tomás Cabreira beside Praia da Rocha in Portimão. Its operator, Grupo Solverde, describes the casino as integrated in the hotel, and the Portuguese gaming regulator lists it as Casino de Portimão (Hotel Algarve Casino). The gaming room is laid out on two floors linked by escalators. The casino also stages shows and concerts, serves dinner in the Salão Aladino, a hall for up to 220 people, and has a bar in its entrance hall, Bar Panorama, with a terrace that looks over the beach and the sea.1, 3, 4
Before you go
- Opening hours
The casino gives its hours as 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. from Sunday to Thursday and 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and the eves of public holidays. The gaming regulator's list shows different hours: 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. as a rule, and 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and from 15 July to 15 September. It is worth confirming the hours with the casino before a visit.1, 2, 4
- Admission
Entry is free, by the casino's account. Visitors must be over 18 and show an identity document. Portuguese casinos reserve the right of admission, and the gaming regulator requires players to carry a valid identity document issued by an official body in Portugal or in their country of residence.1, 5, 6
- Age and identification
Visitors must be over 18 and show an identity document. Portuguese gaming law prohibits anyone under 18 from entering the gaming rooms of casinos, as the gaming regulator sets out.1, 7
- Dress code
Grupo Solverde recommends a casual chic dress code in its casinos, with a neat appearance suited to the gaming rooms, restaurants and shows. Shorts, hats, flip-flops and sleeveless tops are not allowed.1
- Licence and regulation
The casino belongs to the Algarve gaming zone, one of ten gaming zones in Portugal, and is run under a state concession by Solverde Algarve, 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.4, 5
Sources
- 1.Grupo Solverde: Casino Praia da Rocha, official page (in Portuguese)
Official casino website, accessed
- 2.Casino Praia da Rocha: contacts and opening hours (in Portuguese)
Official casino website, accessed
- 3.Casino Praia da Rocha: bars and restaurants (in Portuguese)
Official casino website, accessed
- 4.
- 5.SRIJ: legal framework for casinos (in Portuguese)
Regulator, accessed
- 6.SRIJ: rights and duties of players (in Portuguese)
Regulator, accessed
- 7.SRIJ: legal protection of players (in Portuguese)
Regulator, accessed
- 8.
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