#5 Casino Barcelona is located in Barcelona, Spain.  This Casino made the list due to the location in Port Olimpic, an absolutely gorgeous spot in Barcelona.  The casino offers 12 poker tables for everyday play and hosts several special events throughout the year, including the Barcelona Poker Open.  Casino Barcelona has many onsite fine dining options that boast the best of local cuisine as well as a sampling of Japanese, Italian and gourmet cuisine.

#4 Kursalon may not be a major tour stop in Vienna, but the exquisite 19th century building stands unique in Austria.  The Kursalon, which primarily functions as a meeting hall, hosts the EPT with a backdrop of elegance.

#3 Astoria-Palace Club and Casino, located in Tallinn, Estonia, was one of the first in the Baltics to offer poker tournaments.  Annually it hosts the Christmas Poker Tournament and the Fortuna Spring Cup in May.  The poker room offers various cash games and poker events seven days a week.

#2 Casino de la Vallee S.P.A. is located in Saint-Vincent, Italy.  The northern Italian casino offers a solid variety of poker games for its patrons.  The history of the casino goes back to post-WWII when the mayor of Saint- Vincent, Italy thought of a gambling casino as a means to gain money to rebuild the area.  

#1 Casino Castell De Peralada is located inside the castle walls in Peralada, Spain at the castle Peralada.  The regal casino offers poker as well as other table games and slot machines.  Feel like royalty in this stunning XIV castle!

Fri, 04/01/2011 – 01:53 – PokerPages Staff

Hawaii may be set for fully licensed and regulated live and online poker following the arrival of a new bill which was introduced to the state legislature earlier this month.

Hawaii currently prohibits all forms gambling but that could be set to change. The SB755 bill outlines the many advantages associated with a legalized framework.

“Experience in other markets demonstrates that many poker tournaments and championship series fill hotel rooms for the duration of the tournaments, which run for several weeks at a time, with participants, their families, supporters, as well as poker aficionados.”

The bill also aims to legalize poker variants, such as Omaha and Texas Hold’em, as skill based games.

“The purpose of this Act is to authorize Internet based peer to peer contests of skill to be hosted in Hawaii and thereby to bolster the State’s economy.”

Representative Angus McKelvey hopes the big will help attract more mainland visitors to the island which would also boost the local economy with increased tax revenues.

However, as with any poker bill introduced there remains conservative opponents. Hawaii Coalition Against Legalized Gambling Attorney, Tom Kay, believes any passing of pro online poker measures could create problems in the future.

“Once you get people involved in gambling, some people will get addicted to it, and then you’ll start having problems.”

The bill, which passed the House Judiciary Committee by 9-3 votes, will go before the House Finance Committee later this year.