Arrival guide
Ten points that separate an evening out from a wasted tank of fuel. Facts only, no advertising, checked as of 2026-09-10.
Austria, Germany, France, Italy and Liechtenstein all check identity at the door, and all of them want the original: passport or identity card. A photo on a phone, a photocopy, a residence permit or a Swiss driving licence is refused. Swiss houses accept a driving licence in some cases — the border houses do not.
Switzerland, Austria, France, Italy and Liechtenstein admit adults from 18. Germany sets 21 by state law, which covers Konstanz, Lindau and Baden-Baden. A group with a twenty-year-old in it should drive south or west, not north.
Slots usually open around 11.00 or noon; the tables start hours later — 15.00 in Bregenz, 16.00 in Lindau, 18.00 in Bendern, 20.00 in Divonne. Arriving early for a table game is the most common wasted drive on this board.
Baden-Baden makes a jacket mandatory at the tables and rents one for about €10. Liechtenstein asks for business wear, Ribeauvillé and Annemasse are relaxed, and every slot hall is more forgiving than the table room next door.
Liechtenstein and Campione run in Swiss francs. Germany, Austria and France run in euro; some cashiers exchange francs at a rate you will not enjoy. Change money before you leave or withdraw with a card on site.
Driving out of the Swiss customs territory means carrying your document and declaring cash from CHF or EUR 10,000. Bendern in Liechtenstein and Campione d'Italia sit inside the Swiss customs territory, so no customs post stands on the way.
The only sticker on this board is the Austrian one for the A14 towards Bregenz and Lindau. The main road from Lustenau or Höchst is free and costs about five minutes. France and Germany need nothing on these routes.
For players resident in Switzerland, winnings in Swiss casinos are tax-free. Winnings abroad — Campione included, which is legally Italy — count as taxable income and belong in the tax return. Foreign withholding tax may also apply.
A Swiss self-exclusion is registered nationally and holds in every Swiss house. It does not automatically hold abroad, which is exactly why the drive across the border deserves a second thought rather than a shortcut.
Tables in Bregenz and Bendern run until 5.00, and the last train left hours earlier. Decide who drives home, or book a room, before the evening starts — every house on this board is easier to reach than to leave.
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