Montreux Casino(Casino Barrière de Montreux) is a casino located in Montreux, Switzerland, on the shoreline of Lake Geneva. It has served as the venue for the Montreux Jazz Festival and was rebuilt following a 1971 fire memorialized in the Deep Purple song 'Smoke on the Water'. It is a property of Groupe Lucien Barrière.

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History[edit]

Montreux Casino was built in 1881 and had modifications made to it in 1903. Throughout the twentieth century, the site played host to many great symphony orchestras and well-known conductors. By the late 1960s, jazz, blues and rock artists began to perform there.

In 1967 the Casino became the venue for the Montreux Jazz Festival, which was the brainchild of music promoterClaude Nobs. The festival was held there annually and lasted for three days. The highlights of this era were Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, Bill Evans, Nina Simone, Jan Garbarek, and Ella Fitzgerald. Originally featuring almost exclusively jazz artists, in the 1970s the festival began broadening its scope, including blues, soul, and rock artists. Some notable rock acts which performed at Montreux Casino in these years include Led Zeppelin (although they never performed at the festival itself), Pink Floyd and Deep Purple.

1971 fire[edit]

On December 4, 1971, Montreux Casino burned down during a concert by The Mothers of Invention after a fan had set the venue on fire with a flare gun.^[1][2] A recording of the outbreak and fire announcement can be found on a Frank Zappa Bootleg album titled Swiss Cheese/Fire!^[3]

The song 'Smoke on the Water' by English rock group Deep Purple is about the incident:

We all came out to Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline / To make records with a mobile - We didn't have much time / Frank Zappa & the Mothers were at the best place around / But some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground / Smoke on the water, a fire in the sky...

The Casino was subsequently rebuilt, and during the interim the Montreux Jazz Festival was held in other auditoriums in Montreux, until it could return to the newly re-opened Casino in 1975. The Festival continued to be hosted there until 1993, when it moved to the larger Montreux Convention Centre located approximately one kilometre from the Casino. From 1995 through 2006, the Festival occupied both the Convention Centre and the Casino. Beginning with the 41st Festival in 2007, nightly performances of headliners were again moved mainly to the Convention Centre, although the Casino still hosts the odd one-off show.

References[edit]

1. ^Miles, Barry (2005) Zappa: A Biography. Grove Atlantic Press, ISBN978-0-8021-4215-3
2. ^ 'Bang Your Head' by David Konow, page 26, ISBN0-609-80732-3
3. ^Zappa, Frank (1992) [recorded December 4, 1971]. Swiss Cheese / Fire Zappa Records, ASIN B001CBKMVI

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Coordinates: 46°25′46″N6°54′42″E / 46.4295°N 6.9117°E

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A recently issued press release has announced that a new live gambling event concept, entitled The Festival Series, is set to debut in Tallinn, Estonia from June 7-13.* The weeklong series is set to combine “the best live poker, casino and sports events all in one scene.” As per the organizer,Acroud, The Festival will be making several stops across various cities, starting in Europe, with a Bratislava stop also planned for later this year. Additional destination cities and casino gaming venues have yet to be announced.

Beyond what you’ll see at a typical live poker event series, namely tournaments and cash games, The Festival will feature an array of competitive roulette and blackjack tournaments as well. Moreover, the 24/7 action during the week-long festivities will also include multiple celebrations and leisure activities via which participants can get acquainted with and enjoy the destination cities. For example, at the Tallinn stop some activities scheduled include a beach party, a beer tour through Old Town, and go karting.

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The Festival’s debut will be taking place at Tallinn’s Olympic Park Casino while stop #2 in Bratislava will be held at the Banco Casino in September. Popular in European circles, Sviten Special will have some time in the spotlight as a featured tournament, as will Pot Limit Omaha, Open Face Chinese, Progressive Knockout (PKO), a deepstack event, high roller event, and an 8-Game mix. The main event will be a €550 no limit hold’em freezeout spread over three days of play. Moreover, the Bratislava stop will be the first to feature a competitive sports betting component as well.

Beyond what what will clearly be a fantastic overall experience, players will have the opportunity to compete for massive cash prizes throughout each event stop. The Festival will soon be publicizing a variety of “experiences” that can be booked for event buy-ins, accommodation, parties, and all-inclusive packages.

Online Qualifiers & Event Coverage

Beyond directly traveling and buying in to events held at The Festival stops, players will also have the chance to qualify via online satellites at sites like OlyBet (the online arm of Olympic Entertainment Group). In fact, more than half a dozen partners (to be publicly revealed in the coming days and weeks) have already signed on including casino sites, sports betting operators, and online poker operators. In line with the uniqueness of The Festival, satellites will also run across all three verticals, giving poker players, casino game players, and sports bettors the chance to win all-inclusive packages for relatively small stakes. That inclusivity ensures that The Festival will be open to players of all bankroll sizes, and something for everyone to have the opportunity to enjoy.

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Moreover, on top of the one-of-a-kind experience that The Festival is set to offer participants, players will also have the opportunity to shine bright, with event coverage slated to be broadcast on Twitch, as well as via live reporting on the poker tournaments.

A Proud Founder

Martin “Franke” von Zweigbergk, founder of The Festival, has been organizing parties and events since he was just 16 years old and is perhaps best known in poker circles as the founder of the Cash Game Festival, which has proven to be a popular and successful poker series since its inception back in 2014. “I’ve always wondered why there’s no live sportsbetting or casino betting event, and I’ve been talking to people about doing this for the last three years. Now it’s finally going to happen,” said von Zweigbergk. “For me the event itself isn’t just about the gambling, but it’s also about the destination. Bring your partner, have a great vacation, enjoy the destination, and along the way maybe you’ll even win some money.”

* A full events schedule appears on The Festival website. All planned events are subject to COVID contingency.

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