Park Lane Club United Kingdom

What You’re Actually Getting Into

Park Lane Club sits inside the London Hilton on Park Lane - 22 Park Lane, Mayfair if you want the full address. It is not a casual high-street spot you wander into. The casino works as a private members’ club, spread across parts of the ground, first and second floors of the hotel, with the gaming areas and hospitality spaces kept reasonably separate. It runs under a Gambling Commission licence, with Westminster City Council as the local licensing authority.

The usual crowd leans heavily toward high-net-worth players and overseas visitors. You will find slots, but they are very much secondary. The focus is live tables, a proper bar and lounge, restaurant service, and - unusually for central London - an outdoor gaming terrace looking out over Hyde Park. That terrace alone changes the feel of the place compared with most other London casinos.

Opening hours are roughly from mid-afternoon through to early morning, around 2 pm until 6 or 7 am, every day of the week. Entry is limited to those aged 18 or over, in line with the UK Gambling Act 2005. All play is in pounds sterling, and any chip exchanges go through the main cage on the floor.

Games on the Floor

The gaming mix is what you would expect from a serious London casino rather than a slot hall. You get American Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat and Three Card Poker as standard table games, all offered in live format. For a quicker pace without the same social pressure of a table, electronic roulette terminals are set up on the floor. Slot machines sit alongside them, but if your main goal is slots, this probably is not the venue that makes the most sense.

For anyone who prefers privacy, there are rooms set aside for private gaming, giving smaller groups space away from the main floor. The outdoor terrace adds a seasonal twist - in warmer weather in particular it changes the energy of the place and is not something you often see in central London. Minimum stakes line up with the club’s high-end positioning, but exact current limits are not published, so checking with the club before you go is the sensible move.

Getting Membership and Access

Park Lane Club operates as a private members’ casino, and that is baked into the premises licence. You cannot just walk in off Park Lane and expect to sit down at a table. There is a membership fee, widely reported at around £1,000 a year, although you should treat that figure as indicative only and confirm the current rate directly with the club.

The actual process is not complicated, but it does involve paperwork. UK anti-money laundering rules mean the casino has to check who you are and, at higher tiers especially, where your gaming money comes from. Having scans or originals of your ID and proof of funds ready before you start the process removes a lot of back-and-forth.

In practice, most people do roughly the following:

1. Contact the club by phone on +44 20 3759 5050 or through metropolitancasinos.com/venues/london-park-lane.
2. Ask what the current membership requirements look like and check you are eligible.
3. Provide the personal identification the club asks for as part of the application.
4. If they require it, complete a source-of-funds check, particularly if you are applying for higher-level membership.
5. Wait for the club to confirm your membership before planning a visit.
6. When you arrive at the Hilton, go to the casino entrance and show your membership details at the door.
7. Expect the dress code to be taken seriously: smart clothing is part of the deal, not an optional extra.
8. Before you sit at any table, exchange cash for chips at the cage.

Guest access and ID rules can shift over time, and individual circumstances matter, so a quick call or email ahead of a first visit usually saves trouble later.

The History Behind the Club

The casino opened in 2014 as Park Lane Club, a private members’ venue inside the Hilton. At launch, it was run by Silverbond Enterprises Limited, which held a non-remote casino operating licence from the Gambling Commission. Under Silverbond’s control, the club built up a reputation as a high-end spot with a clear eye on international VIPs and high-stakes play.

Regulation played a big part in the story of that period.

In September 2019, after a licence review, the Gambling Commission fined Silverbond £1.8 million. The Commission identified failures in enhanced due diligence across a large share of the operator’s 250 highest-value customers, and also concluded that the business had not done enough on problem gambling oversight and money laundering risk. Two managers with personal management licences received formal warnings at the same time.

A little over a year later, in November 2020, the Commission took the further step of revoking Silverbond’s operating licence altogether. The regulator referred to doubts about the source of funds used to buy and support the licensee after a change of corporate control, questions about who would ultimately benefit from future profits, and an unsatisfactory pattern of engagement when regulators asked for information. Silverbond said it would appeal the decision.

After Silverbond went into administration, the assets of Park Lane Club were sold. In June 2022, Metropolitan Gaming Limited - a UK casino-entertainment group that had previously taken over Caesars’ European and African casinos - completed the purchase. The venue is now held by a Metropolitan subsidiary, Metropolitan Mayfair Limited, which holds the premises licence. Metropolitan indicated that it would refurbish and rebrand the club as “Metropolitan Park Lane” once the transition period completed, while continuing to use the Park Lane Club name for trading for the time being.

On Metropolitan’s own website the property appears under the label “London Park Lane” as part of the broader Metropolitan Casinos portfolio. For a visitor today, what matters is straightforward enough: the club now sits within Metropolitan Gaming’s current compliance and operating framework, distinct from the regulatory track record that related to Silverbond.

Responsible Gambling

Park Lane Club falls under the UK Gambling Act 2005, so it has to comply with the Gambling Commission’s licence conditions and codes of practice. That covers areas like player protection, self-exclusion schemes, and measures against money laundering. The venue points players toward begambleaware.org for safer gambling support, which is standard practice for UK-licensed operators.

If you want to put controls in place or raise an issue, you have a few direct options. You can talk to staff inside the casino, or you can reach out to independent organisations. GamCare at gamcare.org.uk and BeGambleAware at begambleaware.org both run helplines, live chat and other tools that UK residents can use. The Gambling Commission’s public register at gamblingcommission.gov.uk lets you check the current licence status of the premises for yourself before you go.

Typical routes if you want to take action are:

1. Speak to floor staff or a manager and ask about self-exclusion or setting limits on your play.
2. Request a copy of the venue’s responsible gambling policy if you want details of all the tools they offer.
3. Contact BeGambleAware or GamCare away from the venue for confidential, independent support.
4. Use the Gambling Commission register to confirm that the premises licence is active and to see any public regulatory actions.
5. If you think there has been a regulatory breach, you can report it directly to the Gambling Commission using the forms on their website.

The 2019 enforcement case involving Silverbond sits on the Commission’s public register and is still visible there. Under Metropolitan Mayfair Limited, the club has to work to the full current rulebook, including tighter due diligence checks for customers whose activity reaches higher levels.

Getting There

You will find the casino inside the London Hilton on Park Lane, between Hyde Park Corner and Marble Arch in Mayfair. Hyde Park Corner station on the Piccadilly line and Marble Arch on the Central line are both within a few minutes’ walk. The hotel itself is a local landmark; actually locating the building is rarely the problem.

Driving in can be awkward. Parking spaces around Park Lane and Mayfair are limited and sit under Westminster controls, especially at busier times. Given the club’s late opening hours, most people end up using black cabs or ride-hailing apps for arrivals and departures in the early hours. If you want to check anything in advance - membership details, opening hours around holidays, directions - you can call the club on +44 20 3759 5050 or check the “London Park Lane” page at metropolitancasinos.com/venues/london-park-lane for current contact details and updates.