- Paris clubs de jeux began as a three-year experiment voted by the National Assembly in December 2016 and opened from 2018; the 2026 Finance Act made them permanent after eight years of trial status (L'Info Durable, 23 February 2026).
- Paris clubs may offer table games such as blackjack, poker and punto banco but not roulette or slot machines, which remain banned in the capital.
- The clubs closed for about two months in early 2025 when the trial lapsed without a budget, then reopened under a decree published on 27 February 2025 extending them to 2027.
- In France the dealer receives one face-up card and draws the rest after all players have acted; the bank draws to 16 and stands on 17, and a natural pays 3:2.
- French law bars anyone under 18 from entering a casino, even accompanied by a parent, and casinos must check the age of everyone entering the gaming rooms (justice.fr, updated 18 June 2025).
Paris is one of the game’s eight destinations.
The artwork on this page comes from the game’s Paris table: its dealer, crest and chip set. The guide below is about real casinos in Paris, which play for real money under local law.
Paris banned casinos for a century and still does: a 1920 finance law prohibits games of chance within 100 km of the capital, with the spa-town casino at Enghien-les-Bains the historic exception. Legal blackjack inside the city arrived only in 2018, in licensed “clubs de jeux” that may deal table games but not roulette or slots. After eight years of rolling experiments, a two-month shutdown in early 2025 and a decree extension to 2027, the 2026 Finance Act made the clubs permanent. Status checked 12 October 2026 against the sources listed; the law has changed several times, so re-check before you travel.
The legal timeline
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Finance law bans games of chance within 100 km of Paris; Enghien stays closed until a 1931 relaxation | French Wikipedia, Casino d’Enghien-les-Bains |
| 14 December 2016 | National Assembly votes a three-year experiment allowing clubs de jeux in Paris within the bill reforming Paris’s status | Public Sénat, 15 December 2016 |
| 2018 | First clubs open | L’Info Durable |
| 2020 to 2024 | Experiment extended several times, to the end of 2024 | L’Info Durable |
| January to February 2025 | Clubs close for lack of a legal framework after the Barnier government’s censure delayed the 2025 budget; about 1,500 staff placed on partial unemployment | L’Info Durable, 27 February 2025 |
| 27 February 2025 | Interior Ministry decree in the Journal officiel lets the clubs operate until 2027 under the 2025 finance law | L’Info Durable, 27 February 2025 |
| 2026 Finance Act | Clubs given permanent status; seven establishments | L’Info Durable, 23 February 2026 |
L’Info Durable reports that the clubs’ backers cite several hundred direct and indirect jobs and about €120 million in annual turnover, that Casinos de France has lobbied for roulette to be authorised to secure the clubs’ viability, and that Paris rents make profitability hard even though Groupe Barrière says its club model is profitable. Nothing in the sources suggests roulette or slots will be allowed in the city soon.
Which games the clubs may deal
The 2025 and 2026 reports agree: the Paris clubs offer table games such as poker, blackjack and bingo-style games, while roulette and slot machines are banned. Blackjack is therefore among the core products, and the sponsored venue listings on Sortiraparis describe it as the most popular game at several clubs. The clubs are “clubs” in name only; entry is open to adults with ID, and the 2016 debate noted they pay corporation tax, unlike the old cercles de jeux they replaced.
Where to play blackjack in Paris
Sortiraparis published a blackjack address list, updated 11 February 2026 and marked as sponsored content, which gives the following. Treat the table counts and stakes as operator claims to confirm on the day.
| Club | Address | Blackjack tables | Minimum stake | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club Barrière Paris | 104 avenue des Champs-Élysées, 8e | Not stated (25 tables in all games) | €10 | 1pm to 6am |
| Paris Elysées Club | 32-34 rue Marbeuf, 8e | 4 | €20 | 5pm to 6am |
| Club Pierre Charron | 62 rue Pierre Charron, 8e | 5 | €20, up to €5,000 | 12.30pm to 6.30am |
| Club Circus Paris | 37-39 boulevard Murat, 16e | Not stated | €10 | 1pm to 5.30am |
| Impérial Club Paris | 23 avenue d’Ivry, 13e | 3 | €10 to €20 | 2pm to 6am |
Club Barrière Paris, in the former Aviation Club de France premises, opened in 2019 with 25 tables across several rooms offering blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, punto banco and poker cash games; the listing says entry is for adults with valid ID and, for non-EU visitors, a visa or residence permit, and that hours are approximate. Seven clubs hold licences according to L’Info Durable; the list above names five of them with blackjack confirmed.
Enghien-les-Bains. Just north of Paris in Val-d’Oise, on the lake at Enghien, this Groupe Barrière casino, operated under a concession since 1988, is the only casino in Île-de-France and, per French Wikipedia, the only one in France charging paid entry. It has about 1,500 m² of slot machines plus a table-games room, and the article describes it as France’s top casino by revenue, a claim Wikipedia flags as needing a citation. It is the Paris-area option if you also want roulette or slots.
French blackjack rules
French Wikipedia’s description of the game as played in French casinos is the clearest public rule statement we could verify; the regulatory text is the ministerial order of 14 May 2007, which we could not load during this check.
| Rule | French practice |
|---|---|
| Decks | Six 52-card decks, a “sixain”, from a shoe; a cut card is placed and the first five cards burned |
| Dealer’s cards | One face-up card at the deal; further cards drawn after all players have acted (no hole card) |
| Dealer total | “La banque tire à 16, reste à 17”; most casinos stand on soft 17, some hit it |
| Natural | 3:2; a dealer natural pushes against a player natural |
| Doubling | Any first two cards since the 2007 order; before 2007 only on 9, 10 or 11 |
| Splitting | Equal extra bet; some casinos allow a third split; split hands cannot make blackjack; split aces usually get one card |
| Insurance | Half the stake when the dealer shows an ace, pays 2:1 |
| Surrender | Not universal; some casinos allow forfeiting half the bet |
The missing piece, as at every no-hole-card table, is what happens to a doubled or split bet when the dealer later completes a blackjack. If the club takes all bets, follow the European no-hole-card chart and never double or split against a ten or an ace; if it takes original bets only, the standard six-deck S17 chart applies. Ask before your first double. Wizard of Odds values the all-bets rule at about 0.10%, a hit-soft-17 dealer at about 0.22% and 3:2 against 6:5 at about 1.39%, so a French table that pays 3:2 and stands on soft 17 is a sound game even with the no-hole-card procedure.
Age, ID and conduct
Justice.fr, updated 18 June 2025, is unambiguous: a minor, even emancipated, may not enter a casino, even without playing and even accompanied by a parent, and the casino must systematically check the age of everyone entering the gaming rooms. French nationals may show a national identity card or passport valid or expired for under five years, or a valid French driving licence; the page does not list documents for foreign visitors, so carry a passport. Club Barrière’s listing adds a visa or residence permit for non-EU nationals. Dress codes are not published on the pages we checked; smart casual is the safe assumption for the Champs-Élysées clubs. Real-money play is for adults, and the house edge does not go away because the venue is called a club.
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Sources & editorial notes
By Blackjack World Tour · Updated 2026-10-12 · Owner review pending. Sources were checked on the update date.
- publicsenat.fr · politique / l assemblee autorise a titre experimental les clubs de jeux a paris 51704 ↗
- linfodurable.fr · le gouvernement acte la reouverture des clubs de jeux parisiens 49675 ↗
- linfodurable.fr · desormais perennises les clubs de jeux parisiens peuvent se tourner vers lavenir 55410 ↗
- sortiraparis.com · articles / 320610 blackjack our favourite addresses in paris ↗
- sortiraparis.com · articles / 275499 club barriere 104 champs elysees temple of gambling in paris ↗
- fr.wikipedia.org · wiki / Casino_d'Enghien les Bains ↗
- fr.wikipedia.org · wiki / Blackjack_(jeu) ↗
- justice.fr · fiche / mineur entrer casino ↗
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