Les Ambassadeurs Club

Les Ambassadeurs Club and casino was opened at Hanover Square, London, in 1941 by Polish-born soldier and businessman John Mills[1] and relocated to Hamilton Place, off Park Lane, in 1950. Mills ran the casino until 1981 when the leasehold was bought by casino group London Clubs International. In 2006 the lease was sold to the Sampoerna family. In 2016 it was announced that all the shares were to be purchased by Hong Kong listed Landing International Development Ltd. This move was designed to focus on the Asian market opportunities in London.[2]

For the Parisian restaurant and nightclub, see Les Ambassadeurs (restaurant).

The club has a garden area where players can smoke while placing their bets. The London casino featured in the Beatles' A Hard Day's Night, The Man Who Haunted Himself starring Roger Moore, and the Bond film Dr No.[3][4]

References
  1. "John Mills, Who Ran London Clubs, Is Dead". The New York Times. 19 January 1982. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. Morrison, K. "Plans to boost Les Ambassadeurs Club's Asian VIP focus by Landing Int". World Casino Directory.
  3. Kollewe, Julia (2012-10-12). "Les Ambassadeurs up for sale". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
  4. Glatzer, Jason (2015-12-15). "Landing International Purchases Les Ambassadeurs for £137 Million". PokerNews. Retrieved 2016-08-13.

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