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Casino Birthday Party Theme

Ages: Grown Ups/Adults

Invitations:

There are lots of fun items you can use in invitations for this theme. On a blank white card you could add a couple of playing cards to the front and write “Join us for a Casino Night”. You could do the same thing with a couple of poker chips or a picture of a pair of dice. Encourage guests to come in nice attire.

Another very easy yet stylish invite to make is our Dice Casino Invitation shown at the right.

Decorations

You will need to have tables for playing casino games. Get fun casino theme table cloths to put on them. Hang fake money, playing cards and streamers from the ceiling. Download slot machine sounds and put them on a CD to play. Give your casino a name and make a big sign to hang over the door. Turn down the lights and add twinkling white string lights along the walls by the floor and ceiling. Bring in a couple of love seats and create a lounge area. Make the food table look like a bar.

Games and Activities:

Set up different areas for poker, bingo. craps, roulette and any other casino type game you would like to play. Give each guest fake money as they arrive. If you don’t have dealers for the party encourage guests to take turns as dealers by offering them more fake money. Offer small gift basket prizes that guests can turn in their chips for.

An auction is also a fun activity for a casino themed party. Any team game would also work well just add wagers. For example you could play charades and guests could use their fake money to bet on the winner.

Food Ideas:

Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres are perfect for a casino style party. Make labels with the name of your “casino” and put them on water and drink bottles. Swedish meatballs, artichoke dip, salsa and chips, wings, small cakes, and any other item that can be put on a toothpick are perfect for this theme. Be sure to offer plenty of non-alcoholic drinks like Shirley Temples and Roy Rogers.