What to Wear to a Casino — Strip vs Locals vs International
What to wear to a casino changes drastically by location. Here's the working dress-code map.
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Vegas Strip: casual day, smart-casual evening. Shorts and t-shirts fine.
Atlantic City: similar to Vegas.
Locals casinos US: casual fine.
UK/Europe walk-ins: smart-casual; closed shoes.
Mayfair members' clubs: jacket required after 7pm.
Monte Carlo (historic salons): jacket required after 8pm.
Macau premium-mass: smart-casual; designer logos universal.
Singapore: smart-casual to business-casual.
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Vegas Strip — the most permissive
Daytime: anything. Shorts, t-shirts, flip-flops are fine almost everywhere on the Strip.
Evening: smart-casual at the upscale properties (Wynn, Bellagio, ARIA, Cosmo, Venetian). Jeans and a button-down works. Cocktail dresses common at high-limit. The high-limit rooms enforce dress more — no shorts, no flip-flops.
Nightclub-attached venues (XS, Hakkasan, Marquee) have their own door codes — sneakers and shorts often refused.
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Atlantic City and US regional
Similar to Vegas — casual fine in most properties. Borgata pushes slightly more upscale at peak; Hard Rock and Ocean are casual-friendly.
US tribal: even more casual. Tulalip, Foxwoods, Mohegan all welcome shorts and t-shirts.
Walk-in West End: smart-casual. No shorts, no sportswear, closed shoes. Jeans and a button-down or smart casual shoes work.
Mayfair members' clubs (Crockfords, Les Ambassadeurs, Aspinalls): jacket required after 7pm. No exceptions in the gaming rooms. Tie not required but appropriate. The dress code is enforced — door staff will turn you away.
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Monte Carlo — the strictest
Casino de Monte-Carlo (historic salons): jacket required after 8pm. No shorts, no t-shirts, no flip-flops or sneakers ever, day or night. The Salons Privés (high-limit) require closer to formal dress.
Casino Café de Paris, Sun Casino, Monte-Carlo Bay: smart-casual. Jacket optional.
If you're going for the Monte Carlo experience, pack a jacket.
Macau Cotai (Wynn Palace, MGM, City of Dreams premium-mass): smart-casual. The actual norm is "designer logos visible" — Burberry, Gucci, Louis Vuitton are everywhere. Shorts uncommon on the gaming floor; sandals OK.
Macau peninsula (Lisboa, Sands Macao): more casual. Local-crowd; jeans and t-shirts fine.
Singapore (MBS, RWS): smart-casual to business-casual. No shorts on the gaming floor at MBS premium areas.
Korea, Japan, Vietnam: smart-casual; modest dress preferred.
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Australia and Europe regional
Crown / The Star: smart-casual. Shorts and shirts fine; sandals OK.
German Spielbanks: smart-casual at modern properties; jacket required at the historic Baden-Baden / Wiesbaden / Bad Homburg salons after 8pm.
Swiss casinos: smart-casual.
For a Vegas trip: jeans, button-downs, comfortable shoes, one dressier outfit for a nice dinner.
For a London trip including Mayfair: pack a jacket.
For Monte Carlo: pack a jacket and proper shoes.
For Macau: smart-casual works everywhere; no need to overdo it.
For most US tribal: shorts and t-shirts fine.
When in doubt, smart-casual gets you through any door without being underdressed at the upper end.
Last updated August 19, 2026
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