Sunday, April 22, 2012

Monaco: the oldest Monte Carlo Casino

The casino, weaving a desire and dream, greed and corruption filled with humanity. Here there is no shortage of legend: the twinkling of an eye, people with millions of people, dissipate one's fortune, also itch for a try, playing the casino vault idea, looking for loopholes in the powerful security system strict, shot......

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EuropeThe small principality of Monaco in the seaside cliffs occupied 5 kilometers of coastline, land area of 20000 square kilometers, it brings together the world's top hotel, theater, bathing beach, luxury goods store...... All this thanks to Monte Carlo casino.

Monte Carlo Casino is a creamy yellow walls, bright green arch roof French architecture, stands the seaside in Monaco Monte Carlo area hill, overlooking the foot of the blue mediterranean. In many casinos in Monaco, Monte Carlo Casino is a large casino Europe's oldest, is one of the world's three major casino. Punters gamble at high stakes, their net worth, even life on the table, deduce a legendary Vegas ups and downs.

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Monaco is one of the richest countries in Europe, but in sixteenth Century to nineteenth Century, the tiny nation has been inFrance,SpainAndItalyTug of war by the 3 great powers -- look at fiercely as a tiger does dilemma let Monaco royal rule be placed in jeopardy.

The second half of the nineteenth Century to the outbreak of the first World War, the rapid development of science and technology makes the life quality sharply, the European aristocracy in the belly I started looking for spiritual release, a time gambling flourished, gradually, need the family reunion type gambling has been unable to meet the nobles indulge in pleasure.

At this time, Prince Charles Sans of Monaco succeeded to the throne, not long after, the get both praise and blame the rulers had two city Mantuona, roquebrune surrender to the French, the Monaco territory had decreased by 80%, worse still, these two regions produced lemon, olive and other agricultural and sideline products is the main pillar of national revenue, so the whole national economy, hard to start. Charles Sans had to seek new development way.

As early as in many years ago, in order to convergence of wealth, Monaco's rulers to relax the constraint of gambling law, then, Charles Sans will get rid of the plight of weights is locked in the "bet". Under his leadership, the sea of Monaco built the first casino, but, because of the traffic inconvenience, with gambling economic desire nothing...... Until the Blanc brothers took over after the turn for the better.

Faracisco Blanc and the Luis Blanc brothers was born in France to a small village, the poor family had two brothers had "walk the political arena", gamble, by virtue of a born clever and brotherly understanding, accumulated a lot of wealth. Later, be overweeningly ambitious brothers took "non family large gambling" tight, decided to invest in the construction of a large casino. However, at that time France has just introduced a anti-gambling laws, the Blanc brothers together, decided to put the hard-earned capital atGermanyA small town -- humboldt.

The two brothers with the careful management, unknown to the public of the Humboldt soon became count as one of the very best in Las Vegas of Europe, celebrities scramble for. The famous Russian writer Dostoevsky Toy Jef J Ki Humboldt was imprint is engraved on my heart., gnash the teeth in anger to create novel "the gambler". In that Charles Sans in the new Monaco casino business district, the Blanc brothers to seize the opportunity to offer one's own services, Charles Sans, bought the franchise for 50 years the casino, and the casino is located was renamed the "Monte Carlo", meaning "Charles hill".

In 1878, the Blanc brothers under the auspices of the Monte Carlo Casino, founded in 1863, was torn down and rebuilt, according to many years of operating a casino experience, they emphasize the casino must show the elegant style. At that time can do this, not the French architect Gamier. Gamier participated in the designParisThe opera, love the magnificent decoration and beautiful arc, the use of bright colors, in his great blueprint, eventually built more like a palace than the Le Palais Princier casino. Subsequently, Blanc brothers and established ancillary Hotel, villa, soon, the other major city railway, Monte Carlo Casino to fame, guest like cloud to.

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