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Poços de Caldas, Brazil
Type: Land Based
Status: Closed
Close: 1946
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The casinos ( brazilians use the term cassinos) arrived in Brazil during the Empire and were attended even by the Emperor D.Pedro II. With the establishment of the republic in 1917 went underground.In 1934 President Getulio Vargas allowed the reopening of casinos.By decree of 30 April 1946, the government of President Marechal Dutra ordered the closure of casinos. Then 71 casinos were closed all over Brazil.The history of casinos in Poços de Caldas begins in the 19th century, when the city was a small village. Recorsd indicate that by 1890 the hotels, receiving tourists in search of thermal treatments, had gambling . First casino was officialy registered in 1905, and many clubs and casinos settled in the city, that was considered by many as the Las Vegas in Brazil. The gambling chips circulated as regular currency in the city. In the building of the Casino Gibimba, worked the gambling room and a bar and restaurant. It was a very popular casino, and remained open overnight, presenting concerts of musicians and national and international artists. Casino Gibimba worked until 1946, when the ban of the gambling in Brazil.
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