Montreux Casino was built in 1881 and had modifications made to it in 1903.
History The Casino – originally called 'Kursaal' – in the early 20th century (before 1918) It is a property of Groupe Lucien Barrière. It has served as the venue for the Montreux Jazz Festival and was rebuilt following a 1971 fire memorialized in the Deep Purple song ' Smoke on the Water'. Montreux Casino (Casino Barrière de Montreux) is a casino located in Montreux, Switzerland, on the shoreline of Lake Geneva. Closeup of the Montreux Casino, rebuilt in 1975