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113 Palais Royal

Palais Royal
Paris, France
Type: Other
Status: Closed
Open: 1775, Close: 1.1.1838

Henri IV and Louis XIV gave some openness to the gambling, without regulating it. In 1775 are authorized in Paris the Maisons de Jeux ( Gambling Houses) that acquire some relevance. To reduce the odious burden of these, taxes are earmarked for the construction of hospitals and charities. Twelve maisons de jeux are installed in Paris. There were in 1818 nine maisons de jeux - 4 in the Palais Royal galleries (numbers 154,129, 113 and 9), Frascati, Maison Marivaux, Paphos, Maison Dauphine, and Grand Salon. Louis Philip II, Duke of Orléans, became popular in Paris when he opened the gardens of the Palais Royal to all Parisians, rebuilding the structures around the palace gardens after a fire in 1773. Along the galleries were installed shops, theaters, cafes, etc. and In the second floors were housed Maisons de Jeux being the most famous one that was installed in the number 113. In them where they played roulette, trente et quarante, passe-dix and creps. Throughout the galleries they remained ladies of the night. The Maisons de Jeux on Palays Royal ended with the law of December 31, 1837, which abolished the maisons de jeux. At that time there were ten maisons de jeux-4 in the Palais Royal, Frascati, Paphos, Maison Dauphine, Maison Dunans, Maison Marivaux; Cercle des Etrangers.