What visitors ask about gambling in Bochum, answered from the venue listings and Germany's casino rules.
How many casinos are there in Bochum?
Bochum has 3 casinos listed in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- They include Automaten Casino Fun City, Megaplay and Spiel Oase.
- 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 Bochum?
The 3 casinos in Bochum are Automaten Casino Fun City, Megaplay and Spiel Oase.
How old do you have to be to gamble in Bochum?
The minimum casino age in Bochum, 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 Bochum open 24 hours?
None of the casinos in Bochum we hold hours for run around the clock; they keep set hours.
- 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 Bochum?
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 Bochum?
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 Bochum use?
Casinos in Bochum 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 Bochum?
The nearest other casino towns to Bochum are Aachen, Krefeld and Neuss, all in North Rhine-Westphalia.