London Named Europe’s Top Casino City, Just a Train Ride from Weybridge

Weybridge sits on one of the busiest commuter lines into the capital, and most of us think of that journey as a means to an end: the office, a meeting, maybe a show. New research has just given local travellers another reason to make the trip. London has been ranked the best casino destination among Europe’s ten most visited cities, beating out Paris, Vienna and Rome.

The study looked at the highest rated casino in each of the continent’s most popular tourist cities, based on Google Reviews. Topping the list is Grosvenor Casino, St Giles, tucked into the heart of London’s theatreland with a score of 4.8 out of 5. According to Casinos.com, which closely tracks casino sites in the UK, London’s gaming venues are increasingly holding their own against the West End’s more famous draws of theatre and fine dining.

Why London Beat Paris and Vienna

The research drew on visitor numbers from Statista to identify Europe’s ten most visited cities between 2019 and 2023, excluding 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic. Istanbul was left out entirely, since casinos are banned under Turkish law. Of the cities that remained, London, Paris and Barcelona all pulled in more than ten million visitors a year, with London and Paris both topping twenty million in some years.

Paris’s Club Circus came second with a score of 4.5, helped along by its 31 gaming tables and its position a short walk from Roland Garros. Vienna’s Casino Baden took third at 4.4, prized as one of the largest and most elegant casinos anywhere in Europe. Further down the list sat Madrid, Amsterdam, Barcelona and Rome, with Athens, Milan and Venice rounding out the bottom three.

A Short Trip from Weybridge

For Weybridge residents, the appeal is obvious. Waterloo is roughly half an hour away on the fast service, which makes an evening at Grosvenor Casino a realistic midweek outing rather than a full day trip. Anyone planning the journey can check live times through National Rail, and those weighing up a longer stay in town might also want to browse the accommodation and travel options already listed on our Travel & Motoring page before booking anything.

What’s on Offer at Grosvenor

Grosvenor Casino, St Giles isn’t just riding on its postcode. The gaming floor covers American roulette, blackjack, three card poker, Punto Banco and Shoot Dice, and the building itself sits close enough to the theatres that a night at the tables can easily follow a show without adding much to the walk home. It’s the kind of setting that explains why the venue edged out competitors with bigger budgets and flashier branding elsewhere in Europe.

None of this means Weybridge locals need to rule out the rest of the continent. Vienna’s Casino Baden is protected as a piece of cultural heritage, and Madrid’s Casino Gran Via I Poker Room has the sort of old world grandeur that’s worth a detour if a European city break is already on the cards this year. But for anyone weighing up an evening out closer to home, the numbers suggest the best option in Europe might already be sitting at the end of the train line.

Gambling can be enjoyable, but it should always be done responsibly and within your means.