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• Three Gaming Floors
• Heliot Steak House
• Cabaret Theatre
• Open 24 Hours

Gaming Three gaming floors are stacked around the old theatre’s central well, so roulette, blackjack and the machine banks each get their own level rather than competing for the same room. Doors stay open twenty-four hours, which changes the character of the place considerably after midnight.

Hotel Amenities There are no bedrooms here — the Hippodrome is a night out, not a stay. Leicester Square and Covent Garden put dozens of hotels within a five-minute walk, from the grand Strand addresses to smaller Soho rooms, and you can pick almost any price bracket.

Dining Heliot Steak House sits on the old circle balcony, looking straight down over the tables, which is a better view than most West End restaurants can offer. Several bars run across the floors, and the cabaret theatre programme means dinner and a show under one roof.

Atmosphere It still reads as a theatre first and a casino second — gilt, deep red, tiered balconies, sightlines built for spectacle rather than for cards. The crowd is a proper West End mix of tourists, theatre-goers and regulars, and it is louder than anywhere else on this list.

• Grade II Landmark
• Roulette & Blackjack
• Late Bars
• West End Setting

Gaming Roulette and blackjack lead the floor, with machines and electronic terminals filling the rest. The layout is more conventional than the Hippodrome’s vertical arrangement, which suits players who would rather settle at one table than tour a building.

Hotel Amenities The Empire has no rooms of its own. It shares Leicester Square with the same hotel supply as the Hippodrome, so the choice is between polished addresses on the Strand and Aldwych, or cheaper beds in Soho and around Piccadilly a few streets north.

Dining Bar service runs late and is the main event on the food side, geared towards drinks and something to eat rather than a sit-down occasion. Chinatown is directly behind the building, which solves supper at almost any hour.

Atmosphere A Grade II listed West End landmark with the square’s noise pressing against the doors. Inside it is brighter and more sociable than serious — better for a group who want a couple of hours at the tables than for a long solitary session.