FIFTY London

<body>  <a href=contact.html></a> <a href=press.html></a> <a href=partners.html></a> <a href=profile.html></a> <a href=hireandevents.html></a> <a href=membership.html></a> <a href=biographies.html></a> <p>You need frames to view this site...<br /><br />Welcome to Fifty London<br /><br />This magnificent, landmark venue with its colourful history and rich heritage has always endeavoured to take gaming and entertainment to a new level. First opened in 1827 by a flamboyant entrepreneur of the day, the casino at 50 St James Street was designed by the fashionable architect Benjamin Wyatt, and quickly became known as "the Ascot of gambling" or "the most talked about gambling hall in the most talked about street in the most talked about city in the world." This world famous establishment, took gambling out of the private houses and back streets and turned it into a grand luxe pastime, creating a relaxed environment where gentlemen (it was strictly men only in those days) could meet, eat, drink and socialise - gambling only if the mood took them. The Duke of Wellington and the notorious French dandy Count D'Orsay were amongst the regulars and high rollers who gorged on fine cuisine prepared by a chef who had once served in the kitchens of Louis XVI and wondered at the extravagant chandeliers and massive floor-to-ceiling windows of the splendid interior </p> </body>