Casino du Liban is a casino located in Maameltein, Lebanon, 22 kilometers north of Beirut. Opened in 1959, it is one of the most famous casinos in the Mediterranean region.

 

Casino du Liban covers an area of ​​about 35,000 square meters and has about 400 slot machines and 60 gaming tables. It has a showroom, nightclub, theater, banquet facilities and five restaurants. It closed in 1989 during the Lebanese Civil War and reopened in 1996 following a $50 million reconstruction and renovation project.

 

Casino du Liban is majority-owned by Intra Investment Company, a Lebanese government-controlled company that is the remnant of the former Intra Bank, with the remaining shares held by private companies and individuals.

 

Performers at the casino nightclub included Duke Ellington, Danny Thomas, Jacques Brel and Julio Iglesias. The Casino du Liban is elegant, but the cabaret is spectacular, rivaling anything Las Vegas has to offer, with clients from the wealthiest elite of European and Arab society venturing into the casino in formal black tie.

 

This is where the elite of European and Arab society come and go, and where you can spend as little as a dollar. It also offers stunning views of Jounieh Bay. Numerous concerts and events are organized every year

 

The casino is managed by London Club International, a division of Caesars Entertainment. Visitors to the casino included King Hussein of Jordan, Albert II, Prince of Monaco, Shah of Iran, Aristotle Onassis, Omar Sharif and Osama bin Laden