London has the densest cluster of licensed casino floors in Britain. The West End alone holds the Hippodrome, the Empire, the Rialto and Genting Chinatown; Mayfair and Knightsbridge keep the quieter rooms; Bayswater, Edgware Road and Baker Street serve their own neighbourhoods, and Stratford covers the east from inside Westfield. Nine floors keep their doors open around the clock, and four share a roof or a block with a hotel.
The Edgware Road floor that never closes: roulette, blackjack and a dedicated poker room around the clock, a restaurant, a terrace bar and its own parking.
On Shaftesbury Avenue at the edge of Chinatown, open noon to 5 am with baccarat on the list and live tables from 1 pm.
Doors
Daily noon – 5am
Live tables
Daily 1pm – 5am
No membership needed
The rules on the door
English casinos operate under the Gambling Act 2005: over-18s only, Think 25 identity checks, no credit cards for gambling and no alcohol served to anyone who appears drunk. Each premises is licensed by its local council, each operator by the Gambling Commission.