Casinò Lugano, Gaming venue in Lugano, Switzerland.

Casinò Lugano is a casino and theatre in Lugano, Switzerland, designed by Italian architect Achille Sfondrini in the 19th century. The former Teatro Kursaal building houses gaming rooms and the Elementi Ristorante restaurant and café. The theatre closed after its last show in April 1997 and was demolished in 2001 to extend the casino, which reopened on 29 November 2002.

The building was designed in the 19th century by architect Achille Sfondrini as Teatro Kursaal and originally served as a cultural venue. It was transformed into a modern gaming casino in 2002 while keeping its position on the waterfront.

The theatre staged operas, plays, concerts and films, and in 1946 it took in 641,777 Swiss francs, its own record. On 24 May 1956 it hosted the first Eurovision Song Contest. The Lugano Theatre Society, founded in 1885 with 177 shareholders, had pushed for these performances.

The venue is open daily and accessible from the lakeside with adequate walkways and parking nearby for visitors. Signage throughout the building guides you easily between different gaming areas and amenities.

The building hosted the first Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 when it was called Teatro Kursaal, before becoming a gaming casino decades later. This makes it a rare example of a venue that staged a major European cultural event in its earlier life.