What visitors ask about gambling in Aachen, answered from the venue listings and Germany's casino rules.
How many casinos are there in Aachen?
Aachen has 2 casinos listed in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- They include Merkur Spielbank Aachen and Spielbank Aachen: Klassisches Spiel.
- Counted from venues with a verifiable address, so the figure will differ from a licence register that counts operators rather than buildings.
What casinos are in Aachen?
The 2 casinos in Aachen are Merkur Spielbank Aachen and Spielbank Aachen: Klassisches Spiel.
How old do you have to be to gamble in Aachen?
The minimum casino age in Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia is 18, set by law rather than by the individual venue.
- Individual venues can set a higher bar than the law does, and a few do.
Are casinos in Aachen open 24 hours?
None of the casinos in Aachen we hold hours for run around the clock; they keep set hours.
- Hours are confirmed for 1 of the 2 venues; the others publish none we can cite.
- A 24-hour gaming floor rarely means 24-hour everything — the cage, the poker room and the kitchens keep their own hours.
Can you smoke in casinos in Aachen?
Smoking rules are set by each federal state. Most Spielbanken are non-smoking, with a separate sealed smoking room off the floor.
Do you need ID to enter a casino in Aachen?
Photo ID or a passport is required at every Spielbank. Entry is registered and checked against OASIS, the national self-exclusion file.
- Bring the passport if you are visiting from abroad; a foreign driving licence is refused more often than it is taken.
What currency do casinos in Aachen use?
Casinos in Aachen deal in the Euro (EUR).
- Cash desks change money at their own rate, which is rarely the best one in town.
Where else can you gamble near Aachen?
The nearest other casino towns to Aachen are Bochum, Krefeld and Neuss, all in North Rhine-Westphalia.