A swanky London hotel is preparing to launch an outdoor casino at which patrons would be allowed to smoke ‘em if they got ‘em.
The Hilton Hotel in Park Lane opened a ‘no riff raff’ private casino last year for which entry requires a £1k membership fee. The hotel, which is owned by Malaysian gaming and hospitality conglomerate Genting, now plans to open a roof garden extension next month to cater to its nicotine-addicted high-rollers.
The Daily Mail quoted the hotel’s operations director David Mills saying many of the venue’s clients come from countries that have never heard of smoking bans. The rooftop addition to the Park Lane Casino would feature roulette, baccarat, blackjack and three-card poker tables. However, Westminster Council has banned the property from providing live or recorded music lest it disturb the neighbors even more than the waft of some really nasty Middle Eastern cigarettes.
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