Casino de la Vallée

Casino de la Vallée (also known as the Casino de Saint-Vincent) is a casino located in Saint-Vincent, in the Aosta Valley region of Italy. It is counted among the four casinos operating in Italy. The gaming house was officially inaugurated on 29 April 1947, originally housed in the halls of the Grand Hotel Billia. Today it occupies approximately 3,500 square metres across two floors of a building that remains directly connected to the hotel complex. The casino is open from 10:00, seven days a week, and presents itself as one of the largest and most prestigious gaming houses in Europe. Its offering combines traditional table games with a large electronic gaming floor featuring more than 400 electronic gaming positions, alongside a rotating roster of linked jackpot titles. The property has undergone renovation and modernisation as part of a broader 'Resort' project. The casino's origins trace back to the early 1920s, when the then-mayor of Saint-Vincent, Élie Page, sought permission to open a summer gaming house with roulette tables; that first establishment never developed significantly because of the war. After the Second World War, Page renewed the request, and a regional decree of 3 April 1946 authorised the reopening of the gaming house, with a profit-sharing agreement between the regional administration and the casino signed on 17 May 1946. The casino opened the following year. A scandal erupted over the controversial conditions of its recapitalisation in 2012. The casino operates under the official website casinodelavallee.com and markets itself with the slogan '#BACKTOPLAY'.

The origins of the Casino de la Vallée lie in the early 1920s. In 1921, Élie Page (1892–1971), who served as mayor (syndic) of Saint-Vincent from 1921 to 1923, asked the prefect of Aosta for permission to open a gaming house with roulette tables for the summer season. Permission was granted, but Page, a convinced anti-fascist, withdrew from political life, and the first establishment saw little development because of the war. After the Second World War, the National Liberation Committee appointed Page again as mayor of Saint-Vincent for 1945–1947. On 6 November 1945 he wrote to the Italian Ministry of the Interior to request the reopening of the gaming house but received no reply. The following year, on 26 January 1946, he sent a new request to the president of the region, Frédéric Chabod. By regional decree of 3 April 1946, President Chabod granted authorisation to reopen the gaming house. On 17 May 1946, an agreement between the regional administration and the casino set the division of profits between the two parties. The casino was inaugurated on 29 March 1947 in the Grand Hôtel Billia; its first customers were a textile entrepreneur from Biella, a lawyer from Casale, and a merchant from Turin. The official website states that the casino was officially inaugurated on 29 April 1947 and was at that time located in the halls of the Grand Hotel Billia. In the decades that followed, the casino grew into one of Italy's four casinos and one of the largest and most prestigious gaming houses in Europe. It was renovated and modernised as part of a 'Resort' project, and today extends over approximately 3,500 square metres on two floors of a building that remains directly connected to the hotel complex. It is open from 10:00, seven days a week, and offers a large selection of gaming tables and more than 400 electronic gaming positions, along with a rotating roster of linked jackpot titles. A scandal erupted over the controversial conditions of its recapitalisation in 2012.

• 2012

  Scandal erupts over the controversial conditions of the casino's recapitalisation.

• 1947

  Casino inaugurated in the Grand Hôtel Billia (29 March 1947 per French Wikipedia; 29 April 1947 per official website).

• 1946

  Regional decree of 3 April 1946 authorises the reopening; profit-sharing agreement signed on 17 May 1946.

• 1945

  Élie Page writes to the Italian Ministry of the Interior to request the reopening of the gaming house.

• 1921

  Élie Page, mayor of Saint-Vincent, requests permission to open a summer gaming house with roulette tables.

One of the largest and most prestigious casinos in Europe, combining traditional and electronic gaming in a resort setting.

• Traditional table games

• Electronic gaming machines (over 400 positions)

• Linked jackpot games

1. 1Casino de la Vallée Saint-Vincent – Casino di Saint-Vincentcasinodelavallee.com
2. 2Casino de la Valléewikidata.org
3. 3Casino de la Valléefr.wikipedia.org