The Dragonara Casino is Malta’s premier gaming and entertainment destination. This is where you are assured of top-level service and the ultimate gaming experience, in splendid surroundings. The casino is housed in a magnificent 19th-century seaboard summer palace, built by the Marquis Scicluna, with a surrounding colonnaded veranda that abuts directly onto the sea. It retains many of the original architectural and interior design features, which have been successfully adapted to the requirements of casino patrons, a combination of luxury, glamour and excitement, with a beautiful bar and a highly rated restaurant. The Dragonara Palace was first converted for use as a casino in 1964. In 2010, the casino embarked on an extensive refurbishment program, with a fresh design and state of the art gaming equipment. The casino operates more than 300 state of the art slot machines, supplied by the world’s leading manufacturers, including Novomatic. There is a spacious non-smoking area with a wide range of 18 live table games: American roulette, blackjack, punto banco and poker. Those guests who prefer to play these games on individual terminals have a combined Novo Multi-Roulette and Novo Flying Blackjack installation with two wheels and 28 terminals. A new stage of development will allow space for international poker tournaments and increased gaming facilities. The Dragonara Casino is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with complimentary refreshments and snacks served throughout to gaming customers.