▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁sm oking ▁ban , ▁which ▁made ▁it ▁illegal ▁to ▁smoke ▁within ▁an ▁en closed ▁work place , ▁on ▁ 1 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁Hi pp od rome ▁Cas ino ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁by ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London ▁Bor is ▁Johnson , ▁who ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" y et ▁another ▁ring ing ▁end ors ement ▁of ▁London ▁as ▁a ▁great ▁place ▁to ▁invest ". ▁ ▁The ▁ven ue ▁on ▁opening ▁included ▁four ▁flo ors ▁of ▁g aming , ▁including ▁a ▁Gold ▁Room ▁cas ino ▁s ited ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁bas ement ▁with ▁access ▁directly ▁into ▁Ch in at own ▁to ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁H eli ot ▁restaurant , ▁six ▁bars , ▁a ▁sm oking ▁terra ce ▁and ▁The ▁Match am ▁Room ▁cab aret ▁theatre . ▁The ▁rest oration ▁and ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁cas ino ▁was ▁followed ▁on ▁the ▁blog ▁of ▁L BC ▁present er ▁Steve ▁Allen . ▁▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁the ▁cas ino ▁was ▁awarded ▁Best ▁Land - based ▁Cas ino ▁at ▁the ▁Tot ally ▁G aming ▁Awards , ▁which ▁also ▁gave ▁Jimmy ▁Thomas ▁a ▁Life ▁Ach iev ement ▁award ▁for ▁his ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁g aming ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁indust ries . ▁ ▁The ▁Match am ▁Room ▁at ▁the ▁Hi pp od rome ▁Cas ino ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁nation ally ▁ren owned ▁Bo om ▁& ▁Bang ▁Circ us ▁( created ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Bi oux ▁"