Most of the casinos in Aruba are a part of a Hotel. The one current exception is the Alhambra, a free-standing casino that services a number of "low-rise" hotels nearby. It is the closest casino to the main town, other than the two Rennaissance casinos, which are located in the town.

Most of the casinos don't open until after 4 pm, some later. Most that do only offer slots until the evening. So, you will notice that most of my pictures of the casinos were taken in the dark, and many were blurry, or difficult to see in parts.

Now for the most important part, the chips! The Alhambra still uses the same chips for the most part, with one startling addition.

They have started a 50 cent craps game, but it only runs from 7-8 pm. The chips they use?? The only purple 25 centers (and I just traded for one )!

I also picked up some playing cards. Sorry Archie, only one deck.

I did a great job of getting chips, but a poor job on the playing cards and dice (but I do have some to trade/sell).

Michael Siskin