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How we score a casino hotel.

A single 0–10 score, built from four things a good casino hotel has to get right. Here's what goes into it — and why nobody can buy their way up the list.

The floor — Gaming quality

The heart of the score: the range and quality of tables, the poker and slots offering, how well the floor is run and whether high-limit play is properly handled.

The stay — Rooms & dining

How good the rooms are, how strong the restaurants and bars are, and whether you'd happily spend a night — or two — without leaving.

The place — Location & access

Setting, views and how easy the hotel is to reach by train, road or air, plus what's worth doing nearby.

The care — Player safety

Whether the venue takes responsible gambling seriously — clear limits, trained staff and easy access to help in both the UK and Canada.

Independence

Baize & Boulevard takes no payment for placement, ranking or review. These are fictional concepts scored for illustration, but the method is the real point: the same yardstick applied to every venue, UK or Canadian, so the ranking means something.

Every hotel on Baize & Boulevard is a fictional concept scored for illustration. We take no payment for placement and offer no bookings; onward decisions and real-money play, wherever legal, always rest with the reader — who must be of legal gambling age (18+ UK / 19+ Canada).

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