Casino Pond Kelmis

The Casino Pond refers to the curious gambling history that took place in this area. In the 18th century, many countries began to ban gambling. Especially on a large scale. That is why many gambling companies were looking in Europe to find somewhere to legally operate their activities. This area was part of the mini-country Neutral Moresnet. And it was agreed that in this area the legislation would be that of the Code Napoléon. And that is why running a betting office was not prohibited here because gambling did not appear in the Code Napoléon. That is why many organizations, such as H. Denham, Turfs Accounts, came here to set up a betting office and / or casino ... Until it got out of hand. The government then started looking for what could be done with the Code Napoléon to ban it. Nothing was found about gambling. But something about banning gatherings of more than 20 people. And that was seized upon to close the gambling tents. That was short-lived, because they solved it by meeting with groups of less than 20...

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