What visitors ask about gambling in Santander, answered from the venue listings and Spain's casino rules.
How many casinos are there in Santander?
Santander has 2 casinos listed in Cantabria, Spain.
- They include Gran Casino Sardinero and Luckia.
- 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 Santander?
The 2 casinos in Santander are Gran Casino Sardinero and Luckia.
How old do you have to be to gamble in Santander?
The minimum casino age in Santander, Cantabria 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 Santander open 24 hours?
None of the casinos in Santander 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 Santander?
Smoking is banned indoors; casinos provide outdoor terraces instead.
Do you need ID to enter a casino in Santander?
A DNI, NIE or passport is required. Entry is registered and screened against the RGIAJ ban register.
- 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 Santander use?
Casinos in Santander deal in the Euro (EUR).
- Cash desks change money at their own rate, which is rarely the best one in town.