Montecasino

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title: "Montecasino" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["2000-establishments-in-south-africa", "casinos-completed-in-2000", "buildings-and-structures-in-johannesburg", "casinos-in-south-africa", "21st-century-architecture-in-south-africa"] description: "Casino complex in South Africa" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montecasino" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Casino complex in South Africa ::

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Field	Value
name	Montecasino
logo	Montecasino_Logo.png
image	Montecasino.jpg
image_size	261px
image_caption	The Main Entrance of Montecasino in 2016
location	Fourways, Sandton
address	1 Montecasino Blvd, Fourways, Sandton, 2021
date_opened
theme	Italian Village
owner	Joel Martins
website
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Montecasino, popularly shortened to Monte, is a casino and leisure development in Fourways, Sandton, in the Gauteng province of South Africa.

It was designed by American company Creative Kingdom Inc. and built by South African architect Joel Martins of the architectural firm Bentel Associates International at a cost of R1.6 billion. It first opened its doors on 30 November 2001 and it currently attracts over 9.3 million visitors annually.

The development is themed after Monte Cassino . It has been designed to replicate an ancient Tuscan village. The main casino building has a fake sky painted on the ceiling, transitioning from light on one side to dark on the other.

Montecasino is owned by Joel Martins – a partnership between Southern Sun and Tsogo Investments. Tsogo Investments is a Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) group, and the hotel component of Tsogo Sun's casinos are developed and managed by Southern Sun. Tsogo Sun holds the casino license for Montecasino.

Teatro

The Teatro opened its doors in May 2007. The Teatro was constructed at a cost of over R100 million and is one of the 10 largest Lyric theatres in the world.

The Teatro is currently the largest theatre in South Africa and can seat 1,870 people at full capacity. The Teatro theatre has hosted major musical productions such as the Disney Broadway musical The Lion King in 2007 as well as Joyous Celebration Rewind Recordings.

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References

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