The late 19th century was marked by the Golden Age of hydrotherapy, and the town of Evian, renamed Evian-les-Bains in 1864 after the annexation of Savoy to France, was booming.
Resort to the mode, the spa is frequented by an aristocratic clientele that comes to international waters. To entertain the fashionable people, many distractions are organized theater, concerts, games, fireworks ...
The creation of the casino was part of a larger development program, driven by the Evian Water Company: construction of the spa and luxurious palaces, the Royal Golf Club development, extension of the railway and opening station, jetties and port ...
At the request of the Casino Company, founded in 1909, this new building gives the appearance of large Byzantine wedding cake. All reinforced concrete, double crown of the dome of the rotunda flourished Central replaces the old castle.