All bets are off: Inside the haunting remains of Romania's crumbling ghost casino www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3149926/All-bets-Inside-haunting-remains-Romania-s-crumbling-ghost-casino.html ~ Once considered to be the country's very own Monte Carlo, abandoned remains are now all that's left of Romania's majestic Casino Constanta. Perched on a cliffside overlooking the Black Sea, the impressive structure's art deco shapes and details are still in tact despite having shuttered decades ago. Maintaining the massive structure was simply too expensive, so after passing hands several times over the years, it finally closed in 1990. French photographer Romain Veillon was inspired by its derelict beauty after stumbling upon Casino Constanta while visiting the Eastern European country. First commissioned by King Carol I, the casino was originally built between 1904 and 1910 by a Romanian architect called Petre Antonescu. He initially hoped to pay homage to the country's artistic traditions, but scrapped those plans to instead erect an Art Nouveau palace for the Belle Epoque. All details were considered, right down to the unique shell-shaped windows and 18th century Baroque accents.

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