Excelsior Casino Holiday Inn Resort Aruba

Excelsior Casino at Holiday Inn Resort Aruba is one of Aruba most historic casinos and the birthplace of Caribbean Stud Poker in 1988, being the first casino in the world to offer this casino poker game that is played today in casinos worldwide. With slot machines, blackjack, roulette, baccarat tables and the original Caribbean Stud table as a Caribbean gaming heritage piece. It operates under Aruba Government supervision. Holiday Inn Resort Aruba, located on Palm Beach boulevard a few miles from Reina Beatrix Airport, is one of the island longest-tradition resorts with private beach, pools and Excelsior Casino as its main nighttime entertainment offering. Caribbean Stud Poker, invented at Aruba Excelsior Casino in 1988 by David Sklansky and commercialized by Derek Webb, is today one of the three most prevalent casino table games in the world alongside blackjack and roulette.

The birth of Caribbean Stud Poker in Aruba in 1988

Caribbean Stud Poker was invented at Aruba Excelsior Casino in 1988 as a five-card poker variant where the player competes against the house instead of other players, with the possibility of winning a progressive jackpot with an additional bet. The game was patented and commercialized by Derek Webb, who obtained exploitation rights and introduced it in Las Vegas casinos in 1992, from where it expanded to casinos worldwide. Today Caribbean Stud Poker is the third most prevalent table game in US and European casinos, and one of the most popular in Caribbean casinos where Aruba carries the pride of being the island where it was born. Excelsior Casino maintains a commemorative table of the original game as a tribute to this global gaming milestone.

The casino where Caribbean Stud Poker was born, now played worldwide

Excelsior Casino Holiday Inn is the birthplace of Caribbean Stud Poker in 1988, the world third most prevalent table game. It operates under Aruba Government supervision, minimum age 18.