Feb
15
Aspinalls is a famous Casino based in London, England, it is open Sun / Fri. The casino features seventeen table games. The property has four restaurants.
27/28 Curzon Street
London, England W1J 7TJ
United Kingdom
Club founder, John Aspinall (known as "Aspers" to his friends) was a conservationist and breeder of wild animals who funded his zoos, in large part, from house winnings.
Aspinall's is still one of the most extravagant and elegant gambling venues in the world. It is not a glitzy casino in the vein of Las Vegas casinos. In its earlier days, Aspinall's clientele comprised the traditional aristocratic elite who gambled away their inheritances.
While this is still true to some extent, the gradual decline of the English landed gentry has forced Aspinalls to look elsewhere. The first notable foreign member to be invited to the club was King Fahd of Saudi Arabia. The king became a regular patron of the club, then known as the Clermont.
Remarkably, Aspinalls evaded major public recognition until the 1970s. The notorious 7th Earl of Lucan was a close friend of John Aspinall. Lucans consequent disappearance catapulted the club into mainstream consciousness. Aspinall commissioned a bust of Lucan which remains displayed prominently.
