http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T09:42:42Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Casinos http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/7/5/23154/06777 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/celebsatcasinoclub.jpg" class="top"><p> Just a few years ago, the sprawling <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/GREENBRIER/local/1583"><b>Greenbrier Resort</b></a> in West Virginia was on the brink of closing. While it looked like <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/8/3/101212/2563/hotels/Greenbrier_to_Marriott_Let_s_Call_the_Whole_Thing_Off_">Marriott</a> would come in and take over the resort, in the end, West Virginia's multi-millionaire <b>Jim Justice</b> swooped in and bought the property for just $20 million. And it looks like he found a way to make the property exciting again while at the same time, bring in some crazy revenue--he built a casino.<p><a href="http://www.thegreenbrier.com/site/casino-comingsoon.aspx"><b>The Casino Club</b></a> opened on Friday with loads of celebs in attendance. <a href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/reliable-source/2010/07/big_money_big_stars_for_openin.html">The Washington Post</a> spied the following at the grand opening: Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck, Jessica Simpson, Brooke Shields, Lionel Richie, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, Jane Seymour, juliana 2010-07-06T08:56:03-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/11/3/14459/1689 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/ritzclub.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.theritzclub.com"><b>The Ritz Club</b> inside <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Ritz+London/ian/145127"><b>The Ritz London</b></a> in Piccadilly Circus is a members-only club that features a swank old-school bar, an award-winning restaurant and get this, a casino that's open daily from 2pm to 6am. 6am!<p> There's an annual membership fee but if you're a guest of the hotel and you're over the age of 18, you can pop into the <a href="http://www.theritzclub.com/tour/"><b>Ritz Club</b></a> to hang out, completely gratis.You can even bring along up to six guests, which is an excellent perk for business travelers. (We're not so sure six of your rowdy 18-year-old friends would be very welcome.) <p> The dress code is simply "smartly dressed", no topcoat and tails needed but gentlemen guests juliana 2009-11-04T17:24:50-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/