All guests playing at a Fun Casino are competing for entertainment only, although you may offer prizes if you wish, as no real money exchanges hands at a Fun Casino table. On arrival at your event or party, and prior to the casino tables opening, each guest is presented with a fake $100 note (or notes*). Guests then exchange these notes for REAL casino chips at any of our tables and play for the allotted period of time (usually 3 hours). Guests can move freely between tables – just like in a real casino – and at the end of the allocated playing period our croupiers will tally up individual winnings to determine who has won the most chips throughout the evening. The person (or persons) who have accrued the most chips over the course of the evening is then declared the winner of the casino. It is that simple.

A fun casino is a fantastic way of keeping your guests entertained. As there is no real money involved, everyone can join in! The fun casino is a great ice-breaker and perfect entertainment for if your room is being changed around from daytime to evening reception or for evening entertainment. Our tables are luxury, full size casino tables and our staff are fully trained and experienced, providing an authentic, realistic casino experience without the risk of losing money!

No licence is required for a fun casino, providing that you do not make a personal gain from any funds raised, if a charity event, and that the sole reason for attending is not to win a prize. If you are hiring our fun casino for a wedding or party and it is not a fundraiser then it is simply a case of booking and paying for the event hire. If you are charging people to attend the event, the casino must not be the only "inducement to attend", it must be combined with a dinner, a disco, a social etc. All proceeds taken, after expenses have been deducted, have to go towards your chosen charity or church etc. No monies can be for personal gain. An event will be illegal if you hold it open to the general public, for example by advertising it in the local paper or outside of your venues premises on the pavement. If a charity fundraiser etc the organiser will sell vouchers for a nominal sum, e.g. £5 for a voucher which would then be exchanged at the table for pretend fun money, usually around £100 fun money value. We never handle any cash and the only payment we receive is for the contracted hire of our tables, equipment and staff which is settled before the event takes place. Any money raised selling the vouchers must go to charity after expenses and NO personal gain is allowed. The above can be found in more detail by observing the Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 under SECTION 15.

The number of tables you will need is dependent on several factors such as how many guests you have and what other entertainment is available. Each table can entertain from 7 to 10 guests at any one time. There are some private gatherings where one table is ample. As a general rule a minimum of 2 tables is required to satisfy a gathering of 50 guests. For venues of over 200 hundred guests a combination of six to eight tables maybe needed. We are happy to offer free professional advice when needed.

We can provide up to twenty casino tables for your event.

  Roulette Blackjack Poker Dice Texas Holdem
Dimensions of Table 9ft x 5ft 6ft x 4ft 6ft x 4ft 6.5ft x 4ft 9ft x 5ft
Amount of people that can play at one time 10 comfortably but up to 20 could fit in 7 comfortable but up to 14 could fit in 7 15 10

Your prizes are only limited by your budget and imagination. Winners at our past events have been presented with bottles of champagne, bottles of wine, boxes of chocolate, gift vouchers and weekends away. You could even ask local businesses to donate prizes if it is for a good cause.

We always arrive at least one hour prior to the entertainment being provided. On average it takes 15- 20 minutes to set up or dismantle each table. If you have a large number of tables, we would arrive earlier, to enable us to ensure that sufficient time has been allocated for setting up.

It is best to book as early as possible to guarantee your specific dates, but we have managed to do an event with two hours’ notice.

A £100 deposit secures your booking with the balance payable on the day of your event after we have set up your tables.

We supply casino tables all over the North West England, North Wales and surrounding areas.

We can personalise fun money (at an additional cost). Pictures of the bride and groom, James Bond theme, business motive etc...There are some examples in our gallery.

Browse around our website to see the equipment in action. We do not buy commercial casino images for our website; here you see our staff and our equipment available for hire.

Yes, all of our tables have been dismantled to allow access to your venue. They are then set up in your chosen location.

This is fun entertainment; any guest wishing to try their hands at dealing will be encouraged and supported by the croupiers.

Any minors wishing to play are most welcome as long as an adult accompanies them.

Yes, we do have public liability insurance.

No, Sapphire Occasions main aim is to provide a fun experience for all ages and all players regardless of their previous knowledge. We are happy to teach and help players that have never played before or guide experienced players to improve their play.

All we require from you is some guests and space for our tables to be set up. Our tables are luxury, free standing tables which come with everything required.

No, this is illegal. Only fun money can be exchanged at the tables. Real money can be used at some events such as fund raising events or charity events but the money can not be handled by our croupiers.

Sometimes we are asked to set up earlier than the arranged start time (for example, you would like us set up by 6pm but start at 8pm) this may be subject to additional charges of £25 per hour. Please speak to a member of our team to discuss your requirements.