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Constantinople ( nowadays Istanbul), Turkey
Type: Land Based
Status: Closed
Open: 09.26.1926, Close: 09.12.1927
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| The Yýldýz Palace is a vast complex of ancient pavilions and villas in Istanbul, Turkey, built in the nineteenth century and early twentieth century. It was used as residence of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II and his court in the late nineteenth century.The sultan leaves the palace in 1922 to take refuge in the British battleship "Malaya" which takes away from Turkey.After this time the Yildiz Kiosk was closed, until the day that the Municipality of Istanbul, rented it to M.Mario Sierra from Milan, which turned the palace into a casino in 1926.“ In September 26, 1926 was opened the Casino Municipal Yildiz.The grand opening join 600 people invited in the name of the prefect of Constantinople, that cutts the ribbon to the gambling salon. Practically the entire diplomatic corps came, as did the city´s military and civilian authorities, the leadinf«g members of society and representatives from the Grand National Assembly.The casino was an instant success : men and women flocked to the six baccarat tables and four roulettes tables. Gambling made the Yisiz Municipal Casino a unique destination in the city. The place was unique- fine restaurants, dances in the afternoon and in the evening, variety entertainment, enormous parks where one coul play tennis, etc. The casino stayed open every day from 4:30 pm until 2 am.It provided fifteen automobiles to ferry guests back and forth from their homes and the city center.( FIRST PART OF THE TEXT) |
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Scan from www.wowturkey.com
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Entry card 04.20.1927
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postcards from Yildiz Kiosk . SECOND PART OF THE TEXT"During its first year of operation the Casino paid the City Government 130000 turkish pounds. More than 300 people gathered daily around the Yidiz Casino´s tables.""But obstacles were placed in the way of all foreigners doing business in Turkey. Fines were imposed upon the flimsiest pretext and there was no redress without endless litigation on Turkish Courts. In 1927 the Turkish government decide to impose new taxes,wich the casino refused. On September, 12th , the General Procurator of Turkey appeared in the casino and ordered its closure. It seems the order was given by the Turkish President Moustapha Kemal. The official pretext was that Turkish citizens, included women had been playing there ( the gambling was restricted for foreigners).The true question was that the casino was earning too much money " ( based on the book "The Black Russian" by Vladimir Alexandrov).
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The Casino Yildiz
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The Casino Yildiz
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From " Correpondand de l´Orient"12 /1926. Source www.gallica.bnf.fr.
"The former imperial palace Yildiz was transformed into a casino ... beyond the rental price the government receives 20% of revenues from roulette and baccarat. The entrepreneur will have to build hotels .. turn the rivers of the Bosphorus in a second Riviera, where Yildiz will be the Monte Carlo."
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From "Paris Soir" 09.16.1927. Source www.gallica.bnf.fr.
"The magnificent casino opened last year in Yildiz, former palace of Sultan Abdoul Hammid II, was the subject of the police visit that ordered its closure. They do not know the real reasons for the closure, but it is thought that is related to the epidemic of killings raging in Turkey."
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