History

47 Years of Casino Kleinwalsertal

It has been 47 years since on a cold winter’s night a gentleman in a grey suit and handcuffs got out of a car from the gendarmerie in front of Sporthotel Riezlern and disappeared into the hotel with an escort, with the handcuffs “inseparably” bound to a black case whose contents encouraged all sorts of speculation. Its actual content: several million DM in the form of chips, the first with which guests would try their luck from then on in the reopened casino. The man with the case, Dir. Prof. Gerhard Skoff, during his time the chief of marketing at Casinos Austria, brought the Paris-made DM chips from Paris via Germany to Kleinwalsertal in a “cloak and dagger” operation. On 16 December 1972 the eighth casino in Austria was punctually opened.

1972 - 2019

December 1972                    Opening

October 1975                        Relocation to new premises

December 1983                    Redesign of the casino

January 1984                        Opening of the redesigned casino

October 2003                        Redesign of the front of the building

Autumn 2008                        Renovation of the entire entryway and gaming hall

Dezember 2016                    Renovation gaming hall

Winter 2018                          Renovation Restaurant Cuisino