Grand Casino Helsinki

Casino Helsinki
Casino Helsinki in May 2012
Casino Helsinki The location of the casino in Helsinki
Address	Mikonkatu 19 00100, Helsinki, Finland
Total gaming space	2,600 square metres (28,000 sq ft)
Casino type	Land-based
Owner	Raha-automaattiyhdistys (RAY)
Coordinates	60°10′18.58″N 24°56′43.88″E / 60.1718278°N 24.9455222°E / 60.1718278; 24.9455222Coordinates: 60°10′18.58″N 24°56′43.88″E / 60.1718278°N 24.9455222°E / 60.1718278; 24.9455222
Website	http://www.casinohelsinki.fi/en

Casino Helsinki is a casino located in Helsinki, Finland. It's owned by Raha-automaattiyhdistys (RAY) and is one of the few casinos in the world, and the second in Finland which donates all of its profits to charity. The other non-profit casino is Paf (company) which donates all of it's profits from the autonomous åland islands. It employs around 200 people, and it had around 305,000 visitors in 2009 with around 30 million euros of revenue.

The casino is open 363 days a year from 12PM to 4AM. It has around 300 slot machines, over 20 gaming tables and a poker room. The two-story casino has around 2,600 square metres (28,000 sq ft) of space.

The selection of table games includes American roulette, blackjack, oasis poker, baccarat and Dynamic Poker Pro.

There are seven poker tables at the casino. Depending on the demand, they may offer Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hold'em, Five-Card Stud, Seven-Card Stud, Chinese Poker, and Dealer's Choice. In addition to cash games, Casino Helsinki offers weekly tournaments and even the annual Finnish Poker Championships.

The most common forms of poker at Casino Helsinki are Texas Hold'em and Omaha Hold'em. The casino takes a 5% rake from cash game pots up to €10.

All of the regular cash game poker games at Casino Helsinki are a part of a bad beat jackpot. If six or more players have been dealt a hand and the game goes to the flop, one euro of rake is taken from the pot (in addition to standard rake) and it goes to the jackpot.