Although there have been casinos in Europe for over two centuries, most of them were historically situated in resorts and spa towns in countries like France and Germany, as well as Monte Carlo. Netherlands casinos are, by this timescale, a more recent innovation; although discussion about setting up casinos began in earnest after the Second World War, the first casino was not set up until the mid-1970’s. Nowadays, though, there are thirteen Netherlands casinos, with plans for a further six, and they are increasingly becoming attractive destinations for foreign visitors to the country.
The first Netherlands casino was built at Zandvoort, on the Dutch coast, in 1976, and was followed by similar venues at Valkenburg and then the coastal resort of Scheveningen. This casino was the largest such facility on the West coast of Europe in its time, although it has since moved to a new building nearby. Aside from these trailblazers, casinos were built throughout Holland during the 1980’s at Breda, Nijmegen, and Groningen, and established in the Netherlands’ two main cities, Amsterdam and Rotterdam, in 1991 and 1993, respectively.
This trend has continued in...