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The Casino du Lac in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Casino du Lac in Geneva, Switzerland.Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg
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The Bellagio it’s not.

Shoehorned into a windowless space two floors below ground near Geneva’s airport, the Casino du Lac doesn’t pulse like Las Vegas. On a recent weekday visit, one man nursed what looked like a large gin-and-tonic at the bar while just three gamblers played the slot machines on the blue spiral-carpeted floor.