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'Pay Attention If You're Winning': The Silent Slot Machines at The Ritz London

Where: 150 Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom, W1J 9BR

The Ritz Club inside The Ritz London 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!

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 Ritz Club 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.)

The dress code is simply "smartly dressed", no topcoat and tails needed but gentlemen guests are asked to wear jackets while dining.

Yet there is nothing casual about the Ritz Club. It is a lavish, gilded space that evokes the grand Edwardian casinos of Europe. Think chandeliers, heavy drapes, elaborate rug patterns, uniformed staffers, more chandeliers and more heavy drapes.

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The Ritz London Gets Taken Over By Demanding Diva

Where: 150 Picadilly, London, United Kingdom, W1J 9BR

There’s some big spending (sorry) going down in London right now if the Mail on Sunday is to be believed. Apparently, singer Dame Shirley Bassey is about to up sticks from her pad in Monaco to spend the next two months living at The Ritz as she promotes her new album.

And there will be no entry level room for her - she’s going to stay in an executive suite, which comes in at a cool £4500 ($7137) a night. Wonder if they do discounts for long stays? If not, she'll be ringing up a hefty £270,000 ($429k) bill.

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