Gaming Floors and What Is Actually on Offer
The Hippodrome stands at 10-14 Cranbourn Street, London WC2H 7JH, on the corner of Cranbourn Street and Charing Cross Road in Leicester Square. Inside, three gaming floors are in use, with around 45 tables running, a PokerStars-branded poker area, a dedicated slots section and electronic roulette terminals that stay open day and night. The venue operates under UKGC account number 29471, with Westminster City Council listed as the local licensing authority.
| Game Category | Examples | When Available |
|---|---|---|
| Table games | Roulette, Blackjack, Punto Banco, Baccarat, Mini Punto, Dice | Spread across multiple floors |
| Poker | Texas Hold’em, Omaha cash games, tournaments | Evenings into early morning |
| Electronic gaming | Video slots, electronic roulette | 24/7 |
| Slots | Slot machines, video slots | 24/7 |
Poker follows its own timetable: cash tables and tournaments usually kick off later in the day and keep going into the small hours. Slot machines and electronic games do not shut, they are effectively continuous. Entry to the building is free, visitors do not need a membership, and the minimum legal age is 18. Challenge 25 ID checks apply at the door, so photo ID can be requested even if you are clearly over 18.
For a first walk-in, one practical detail: on weekday evenings the floors and bars are typically easier to move around than on Leicester Square weekends, when the area gets noticeably busy.
Getting Online Through Hippodrome
The online casino followed after the physical relaunch: Hippodrome Online opened in 2013, one year after the Leicester Square venue returned in 2012. It runs at hippodromeonline.com and states UK Gambling Commission regulation. On Android, the mobile product appears in Google Play under the name “Hippodrome Online Casino” and is operated by Digital Outsource International Limited, which is linked operationally with Betway Group.
Starting an account usually looks like this:
- Go to hippodromeonline.com or install the app from Google Play.
- Use the sign-up button, then type in your full name, date of birth, email address and a UK residential address.
- Complete KYC checks by uploading a valid photo ID plus a proof of address document.
- When verification clears, log in and move to the Deposit area.
- Pick a payment method in GBP, choose the amount and confirm the transaction.
- Open the game lobby and select what you want to play - live tables, slots, or poker.
Before putting money in, it is worth a quick look at who actually runs what. The Hippodrome brand is on the front, but the app is managed by Digital Outsource International Limited and customer support may route through them. In a dispute or account issue, that split can matter.
One feature that stands out a bit: the app gives access to live tables streamed from the London Hippodrome itself. So online players are effectively sitting into real tables on the actual floor, a model not every online casino uses.
The Building Itself
The Hippodrome is a long-running entertainment site. It started life as the London Hippodrome and then went through conversion works before opening in its current casino format in 2012. Doors stay open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
| Facility | Detail |
|---|---|
| Gaming floors | 3 |
| Poker area | PokerStars-branded |
| Theatre | 180-seat cabaret theatre |
| Bars | 6 |
| Dining | Steak house (promoted as London’s number one steak restaurant) |
| Smoking area | Indoor smoking terrace |
“Magic Mike Live” is one of the signature shows in the 180-seat theatre. With six separate bars, a steak restaurant and ticketed entertainment layered on top of the gaming, the Hippodrome sells itself as an all-round hospitality venue rather than a pure casino floor.
The same UKGC licence number, 29471, also covers the Crystal Rooms at 7-9 Cranbourn Street, which are authorised for bingo, plus a betting shop registered at the Cranbourn Street address. Both are operated under Hippodrome Casino Limited.