Casinos and racetracks in France: minimum age, dress code, entry fee, minimum bet

Entry and money rules for casinos and racetracks in France

Item	Details	Status
What is the minimum age?	18 or older	Confirmed^[5]^[8]
Can foreign visitors enter?	ID: National ID, Passport. ID is checked at the door	Confirmed^[5]^[8]
Do I have to declare cash I bring in?	The cash-declaration threshold when crossing the border is €10,000.	Confirmed^[1]^[2]
What are the minimum bets?	Confirmed for 1 of 132 casinos; the lowest is €5 (Club Circus Paris, Ultimate Texas Hold'em).	Varies
Open 24 hours?	0 of 132 are confirmed open 24 hours (hours confirmed for 23).	Varies
Is there a dress code?	Not confirmed.	Not confirmed
Is there an entry fee?	Not confirmed.	Not confirmed
Can I use cash or a credit card?	Not confirmed.	Not confirmed
Can I exchange money?	Not confirmed.	Not confirmed

Status: Confirmed = checked with a source; No rule in law = checked and no rule exists; Varies = set by each venue; Not confirmed = not yet checked.

Casinos and racetracks in France

132 in totalSort

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Paris (place photo): AI-generated
France (place photo): AI-generated
Lyon (place photo): photo by BrunoD23, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. Resized.

Game rules set by the regulator in France

Every casino’s tables here follow these rules.

Roulette

Roulette (Arrêté 14 mai 2007, art. 51)

Single zero (0)

Regulator

Service central des courses et jeux (SCCJ, Direction nationale de la police judiciaire, Ministère de l'Intérieur)Official site

Pin numbers follow the order of the list. The map shows the 104 casinos with a confirmed location (132 in total).

Sources

Each casino’s sources are on its own page.

#	Kind	Source	Checked
1	Official	Your Europe: Rules for taking cash in / out of the EU	2026-09-29
2	Regulator	French Customs - Cash reporting obligation (EUR 10 000 or more)	2026-09-29
3	Regulator	Service central des courses et jeux (annuaire de l'administration)	2026-09-29
4	Law	Code de la sécurité intérieure, Chapitre Ier : Casinos (L321-1 à L321-7)	2026-09-29
5	Law	Arrêté du 14 mai 2007 relatif à la réglementation des jeux dans les casinos	2026-09-29
6	Law	Arrêté du 14 mai 2007, article 51 (roulette)	2026-09-29
7	Law	Décret n° 2017-913 du 9 mai 2017 relatif à l'expérimentation des clubs de jeux à Paris	2026-09-29
8	Regulator	Justice.fr : Interdiction de jeux (contrôle d'identité à l'entrée, fichier ANJ)	2026-09-29

There are 132 casinos and racetracks in France (all open). By type: Casino 119, Racetrack 9, Card room 4. You must be 18 or older to enter. The regulator is Service central des courses et jeux (SCCJ, Direction nationale de la police judiciaire, Ministère de l'Intérieur). Confirmed so far: games offered for 104, poker rooms for 12 and blackjack rules for 2. Items we have not confirmed are marked “Not confirmed”.

“Largest first” orders casinos by slot machines and tables. Where we lack the numbers, we estimate from the type of venue and the games offered.

Casinos and racetracks in France

Entry and money rules for casinos and racetracks in France

What is the minimum age?

Can foreign visitors enter?

Do I have to declare cash I bring in?

What are the minimum bets?

Open 24 hours?

Is there a dress code?

Is there an entry fee?

Can I use cash or a credit card?

Can I exchange money?

Casinos and racetracks in France

Game rules set by the regulator in France

Sources