Perhaps you’re wondering why is London so popular as a tourist and casino destination? Apart from Big Ben, Covent Gardens, and Buckingham Palace, there is a lot to do for the interested traveler. In particular, we’re talking about casinos and some of the most famous tournaments the city has to offer. In the next section, we’ll cover some of the top casinos in London and look at some interesting upcoming poker tournaments that you could enjoy and possibly participate in.

Top Gambling Locations in London

Some top gambling in London includes the Hippodrome Casino, the Kempton Park Racecourse, the Grosvenor Victoria Casino London, the Sportsman Casino, and Grosvenor Casino Gloucester Road London. And these are just our top five. The remaining top 10 on our list are Genting Casino Cromwell Mint, Grosvenor G Picadilly Casino, Grosvenor Casino St Giles, Genting Casino Chinatown London, and Empire Casino. These have been rated the top 10 casinos in London by TripAdvisor, so you have a wealth of places to go to on your next trip to London.

Top Female Players Who Have Won in London

These casinos and other online casinos in London offer players a great opportunity to win money through the variety of different tournaments that are being hosted. For example, in the previous post, we spoke about some of the top female poker players in the world. Some of these women have made their money in London. For instance, Liv Boeree, who was coached by Phil Hellmuth, had a very successful 2017 where she placed 10th in the 2017 Poker Stars Festival in London, where she won just over $80,000. Then we also have Anette Obrestad, a feisty Norwegian who won just over $2 million at the 2007 World Series of Poker Event in London. Victoria Coren and Sandra Naujoks have also participated at live poker tournaments in London, taking away some fantastic winnings with them, making London a top destination for ordinary and top players of poker.

Poker Tournaments in 2019

Now we reach the fun part – the poker tournaments themselves. We have identified a series of poker tournaments that will take place in 2019 in and around London and want to share these with you. We kick off with January where you’ll be able to access the Grosvenor 25/25 Series in Luton, Bolton and Walsall, while the APAT UK Team Championship will happen towards the end of January in Blackpool, so look out for this competition. The Grosvenor 25/25 Series takes place in February in Portsmouth, in March in Birmingham Hill Street, Stockton, as well as Blackpool and Luton. April brings the WPT European Championship to Nottingham, while May sees the Grosvenor 25/25 Series in London, Didsbury, Liverpool, and Manchester. The same series carries on in June in Leeds, Blackpool, Newcastle (July), as well as Bolton and Luton (August). Meanwhile, the 2019 UK Poker Championships in Nottingham are scheduled to take place from 17-25 August 2019. Finally, the Grosvenor 25/25 Series continues in Reading (September), Portsmouth (September), Coventry (September), Manchester (September), Leeds (October), Walsall (October), London (October), Newcastle (October) and Manchester again in December.

Conclusion

Therefore, if you’re going to be travelling to London during 2019 and want to enjoy the full casino experience, we suggest you try out the top 10 casinos we’ve mentioned above and also don’t forget to sign up to watch (or participate) in some of the sure-to-be-thrilling poker tournaments scheduled for 2019. Remember, tourism is a lot more than just sight-seeing so immerse yourself in the London casino experience and culture. You will not be disappointed. You can also view the Mont Calm London City page for more information about hotels near or in London to make your trip well-organised.