{"id":4121,"date":"2014-04-21T13:10:57","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T11:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=4121"},"modified":"2014-04-21T13:10:57","modified_gmt":"2014-04-21T11:10:57","slug":"poker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/poker\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to play poker in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-auto kksr-align-left kksr-valign-top\"\n    data-payload='{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;4121&quot;,&quot;slug&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;valign&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;ignore&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;reference&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;class&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;count&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;legendonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;readonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;score&quot;:&quot;3.1&quot;,&quot;starsonly&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;best&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;gap&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;greet&quot;:&quot;Rate this post&quot;,&quot;legend&quot;:&quot;3.1\\\/5 - (8 votes)&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Where to play poker in Barcelona&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;87.4&quot;,&quot;_legend&quot;:&quot;{score}\\\/{best} - ({count} {votes})&quot;,&quot;font_factor&quot;:&quot;1.25&quot;}'>\n            \n<div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n<div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 87.4px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" style=\"padding-right: 5px\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 24px; height: 24px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                \n\n<div class=\"kksr-legend\" style=\"font-size: 19.2px;\">\n            3.1\/5 - (8 votes)    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If <strong>gambling<\/strong> and <strong>card games<\/strong> are your thing and you&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/popular-districts\/\" target=\"_blank\">living in Barcelona<\/a>, whether for a long or short period, you will probably feel the need to <strong>play a game<\/strong> with the locals. You must keep in mind that the law of each region of Spain is different and\u00a0when<strong> playing and<\/strong> <strong>gambling,<\/strong> it is better to have an idea of what is legal and what is not legal to avoid surprises.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_84237\" style=\"width: 297px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84237\" class=\" wp-image-84237\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2014\/04\/aces-717135_960_720-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Alquiler de piso en Barcelona\" width=\"287\" height=\"214\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-84237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/spain-catalonia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Catalonia<\/a>, there are currently\u00a0three documents that contain\u00a0all the legal aspects of <strong>poker<\/strong> and <strong>casino games.<\/strong>\u00a0The first one is\u00a0Law 15\/1984 of 20th of March, which was amended by the second one, Law 1 \/1991 of 27th of February about the penalties for those who violate the law regarding <strong>gambling and poker<\/strong> and dictates that it is forbidden to play outside of some specific places in Catalonia (Barcelona Gran Casino, Casino Castell de Peralada, Casino of Tarragona, Gran Casino Costa Brava). The third document is the annual report of the <strong>game<\/strong> in Spain, presented by the Spanish Government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The important information to retain from these documents is that in the city of Barcelona,\u00a0it is only legally to play in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.casino-barcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Casino Barcelona<\/strong><\/a>, located at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Casino+Barcelona\/@41.386669,2.1948935,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a30db9ad16bf:0x2675e01ef98500fa!8m2!3d41.386669!4d2.1970822?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Carrer de la Marina 19-21<\/a> at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/olympic-port\/\" target=\"_blank\">Olympic Port<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/activities-with-friends\/\" target=\"_blank\">Great activities to do with friends in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Tabla de contenidos<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af81e05a697f\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #850909;color:#850909\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #850909;color:#850909\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af81e05a697f\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/poker\/#Playing-poker-at-Casino-Barcelona\" >Playing poker at Casino Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/poker\/#Other-games\" >Other games<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/poker\/#Events-at-the-Casino\" >Events at the Casino<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/poker\/#Other-gambling-houses-in-Barcelona\" >Other gambling houses in Barcelona<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/poker\/#Our-advice\" >Our advice<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Playing-poker-at-Casino-Barcelona\"><\/span>Playing poker at Casino Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This\u00a0<strong>Casino<\/strong> is heavily dedicated to the world of <strong>poker<\/strong>, offering a variety of <strong>poker rooms<\/strong> with\u00a0Texas Hold\u2019Em NL, Omaha Pot Limit, and Dealer\u2019s Choice. There are also a variety of national and international <strong>daily tournaments<\/strong>, such as Friday Madness, Bounty Fever, and Poker Sin Pausa.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Casino de Barcelona<\/strong>\u00a0is also the headquarter\u00a0of the <strong>European Poker Tour<\/strong> and the <strong>World Poker Tour<\/strong>\u00a0which attract hundreds of participants each year. You can enroll in the University League (Poker Cum Laude), and in all <strong>poker tournaments<\/strong> on their website, where you can also check your registration and your participation in each tournament. You also have an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.casinobarcelona.com\/torneos-poker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>online version<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0available if you don&#8217;t feel like going to the venue.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other-games\"><\/span>Other games<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_84238\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84238\" class=\"wp-image-84238 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2014\/04\/cards-1066386_960_720-300x235.jpg\" alt=\"Alquiler de piso en Barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-84238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelona-casino\/\" target=\"_blank\">Casino Barcelona<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>also offers\u00a0other <strong>games<\/strong>\u00a0such as the French Roulette, the American Roulette, Stud Poker, Blackjack, and the North American Baccarat. Those who like\u00a0<strong>slots<\/strong> will not be disappointed with the\u00a0<strong>Casino<\/strong>&#8216;s offer, which includes Video Multi-Line Wheel Slots, Video Multi-Game Slots, Video Poker, Multiplying Wheel Slots, I-Table Blackjack, I-Table Ultimate Texas Hold\u2019Em, Automatic Roulette, Easy Poker, and I-Roulette. The\u00a0<strong>Casino<\/strong> also offers visitors the opportunity to\u00a0<strong>bet on sports<\/strong>\u00a0like basketball, snooker, soccer, and boxing.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Events-at-the-Casino\"><\/span>Events at the Casino<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At\u00a0<strong>Casino de Barcelona,<\/strong> they also hold social events and celebrations, such as the <em>Bufete de Feria<\/em>, during the Feria de Abril (a festivity from the south of Spain), the Sant Jordi celebration on the 23rd of April, Friday Sessions, musical performances by well-known artists, and contests in which people can win great prizes like luxury cars.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/barcelonas-top-night-clubs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Barcelona&#8217;s top nightclubs<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other-gambling-houses-in-Barcelona\"><\/span>Other gambling houses in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite\u00a0<strong>Casino Barcelona<\/strong> being the only place in the city where it is legal to play\u00a0<strong>poker<\/strong>, there are other\u00a0<strong>gambling houses<\/strong> around where you can play games like slots, roulette, blackjack, bingo and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We suggest that you visit only\u00a0well-known establishments like the\u00a0<strong>Golden Park<\/strong> chain\u00a0which has a number of\u00a0venues all over the city. Another option is\u00a0<strong>Bingo Poblenou<\/strong>, which has also been in business for years.\u00a0There are plenty of\u00a0<strong>Golden Park<\/strong> salons in Barcelona, but if you want to stay around the center head on to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Carrer+de+Pelai,+56,+08001+Barcelona\/@41.3853227,2.1669745,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2f40445d9e3:0x510182cd86b287dd!8m2!3d41.3853227!4d2.1691632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Carrer de Pelai, 56<\/a>, or to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Rambla+de+Santa+M%C3%B2nica,+16,+08002+Barcelona\/@41.3779256,2.1738115,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2570ef34f4d:0x26958b0e01fcbed2!8m2!3d41.3779256!4d2.1760002\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rambla de Santa M\u00f2nica, 16<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>Bingo Poblenou<\/strong>\u00a0is easy to find, located at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Rambla+del+Poblenou,+33,+08005+Barcelona\/@41.3993297,2.2027818,19z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a31545f2c4d3:0x97f7f9eaac36e5af!8m2!3d41.3993297!4d2.203329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rambla del Poblenou, 33<\/a>, in the neighborhood&#8217;s main boulevard.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Our-advice\"><\/span>Our advice<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_86382\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-86382\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-86382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/en\/2014\/04\/cube-689618_960_720-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Alquiler de piso en Barcelona\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-86382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo via Pixabay<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Documents:\u00a0<\/strong>When preparing to go\u00a0<strong>gambling<\/strong>, don&#8217;t forget to check if you are carrying all the necessary documents with you.\u00a0<strong>Casino Barcelona<\/strong> always asks for some form of identification. European citizens can show their national ID card, driver\u2019s license or passport, while non-UE citizens can only use their passport to go in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Attire:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Casino Barcelona<\/strong> is a classier venue than the regular\u00a0<strong>gambling houses<\/strong> in the city. This doesn&#8217;t mean you have to wear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/buy-dresses\/\" target=\"_blank\">couture<\/a> but you cannot go in dressed too casually, with flip flops and tank tops.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Gambling responsibly:<\/strong> Before going out to gamble, set aside the amount of money you can afford to use for your bets. Make a commitment to yourself to only spend that amount of money or the winnings. If your money runs out, do not go to an ATM and get more. End your gambling session and try again another day. Remember: most casino games are games of chance which means that it is hard to predict when you will win and when you will loose. Do the right thing and <strong>gamble responsibly<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Looking for an apartment in the city?\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ShBarcelona<\/a><\/strong> is the answer.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If gambling and card games are your thing and you&#8217;re living in Barcelona, whether for a long or short period, you will probably feel the need to play a game with the locals. 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