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Office towers around Potsdamer Platz in Berlin lit up against a deep blue night sky

1975 Spielbank opened

Spielbank Berlin

with Grand Hyatt Berlin

Six levels under a 333,000-crystal chandelier at Potsdamer Platz, with a hotel next door and the Tiergarten at the end of the street.

Potsdamer Platz at night. Photo: David K. on Unsplash

  • ~500slot machines on six floors
  • ~40gaming tables
  • 1975year the Spielbank opened
  • 18+admission age in Berlin

The casino

Spielbank Berlin began life in the Europa-Center on 1 October 1975. In 1998 it moved into the Renzo Piano complex at Potsdamer Platz, which it shares with the Theater am Potsdamer Platz.

A year-long renovation completed in 2023 gave it six levels and 8,500 square metres under a chandelier of 333,000 crystals that hangs through every storey. Around 500 slot machines and some 40 tables cover American roulette, blackjack, Ultimate Texas Hold’em, punto banco, sic bo and a dedicated poker floor. The house has hosted stops of the big international poker tours.

It opens at 11 a.m. every day and closes at 3 a.m. Roulette and blackjack start at 5 p.m. Admission is 2 euros from the age of 18, and there is no formal dress code.

The hotel

Grand Hyatt Berlin stands at Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 2, immediately beside the casino at number 1, in a building by José Rafael Moneo that opened in 1998 as the first Grand Hyatt in Europe. It has 342 rooms and suites.

The eighth-floor Club Olympus spa has an indoor pool, whirlpool, sauna, steam bath and a rooftop terrace, and the gym is open around the clock for guests.

The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin, a few steps away at Potsdamer Platz 3, has 303 rooms and an Art Deco interior from its 2019 renovation. It is the second obvious choice on the same square.

Eating and drinking

VOX Restaurant, at Potsdamer Platz since the hotel opened, pairs a sushi bar with a modern open kitchen and a terrace. The VOX Bar keeps more than 300 spirits and a humidor, and Bistro Mitte and the 1838 Deli handle lunch and coffee.

The casino has a bar on every floor, a kitchen that serves from 6 p.m. and dinner packages for an evening out.

The setting

This is the metropolitan version of a casino stay: no Kurpark and no thermal spring, but the Tiergarten at the end of the street, the Philharmonie and the Berlin State Library a few minutes away, and the Brandenburg Gate within a ten-minute walk.

Before the pandemic the casino drew more than 600,000 visitors a year, and it stays open 360 days.

The Bahnhof Potsdamer Platz entrance canopy with tall towers rising behind it and people crossing the square
Bahnhof Potsdamer Platz, Berlin. Photo: Massimo Virgilio on Unsplash

Sources

Information is current as of 16 October 2026. Venues change hours, prices and rules without notice, so confirm with the venue before you travel. Photographs are illustrative. See also responsible play.