© Walter Knirr / City of Johannesburg MontecasinoAnother wealthy Johannesburg suburb north of Sandton is Fourways, home to the huge Montecasino shopping and entertainment plaza.
The vast mall is modeled on a Tuscan village complete with faux Italian buildings, cobbled streets, fountains and lots of red roof tiles.
This vast temple to Mammon has brand name shopping, restaurants, cinemas, a theater and a casino with Blackjack, Poker, American Roulette, Dice (Craps) and Baccarat plus scores of slot machines, one of which recently paid out over 900,000 Rand.
The theater puts on spectaculars such as Cats and Cinderalla on Ice; the Nu Metro multiplex has 15 screens showing the latest movies.
Stores at Montecasino include an Anime Café, a good book shop and a golf apparel outlet.
Upmarket hotels in Montecasino include the the five-star Palazzo Hotel (Tel: 011 510 3000) and the Sun Square Hotel (Tel: 011 557 7007).
Montecasino
Montecasino Boulevard (Corner William Nicol and Witkoppen)
Fourways, Sandton
Johannesburg
Tel: 011 510 7329
Sandton is around 20 km north of Jo'burg's CBD. Montecasino is situated
at the Fourways junction of William Nicol Drive and Witkoppen Road.
From the N1 (Western Bypass) take the William Nicol Turnoff, turn
onto William Nicol Drive and drive in a north towards Fourways.
Cross Leslie Road. At the next traffic light intersection (Kingfisher
Road), turn right into Montecasino Boulevard.
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