A croupier sets up plaques, with a value of 200,000 euros ($274,380) each, in the private rooms of the Salle Blanche at the Casino de Monte Carlo in Monaco. The “Belle Epoque” style Casino of Monte Carlo is the heart of the tiny principality of Monaco nestled into the French Riviera. Let us step inside the world’s most spectacular casino and meet the people who make its daily life. Gaming workshop printer and engraver Eric Schiavetti of Italy poses in the Casino de Monte Carlo workshop in Monaco. Valets were vacuum cleaning the gaming tables, removing every bit of dust and foreign matter as anything even that small might compromise the gambling results. He commented in his Reuter’s blog that he felt very privileged to witness this private world with its codes and particularities. However, in 2014, Reuters photographer Eric Gaillard was allowed to turn a documentary about the casino’s inner life over three days. No cameras are allowed inside the casino’s ornate rooms. The luxurious halls of this iconic building have often been a setting for “James Bond” movies. Monte-Carlo Casino in Monaco is perhaps the most grand and famous gambling house in the world. Unknown facts about Monaco: No cameras, no photos are allowed inside the casino
