It was in ’95 when Scorsese’s ‘Casino’ really introduced the game to the big screen. Set in the fabulous 70s led by a stellar cast (Sharon Stone, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci) The movie follows Sam “Ace” Rothstein, a professional gambler and owner of one of the most important casinos in Las Vegas, – that surprise, surprise – is involved with the mafia. Sharon Stone was awarded a Golden Globe for best actress of the year, for her role as Ginger McKenna.
Clive Owen embodied an aspiring writer turned croupier in ‘Croupier’ (Mike Hodges, 1998) His dire economic situation provokes him to get entangled with a female colleague who leads him down the destructive side of gambling.

2022 is going to be a special year for many reasons, among them the fact that we are celebrating our anniversary. It’s been ten years since my friend Tallyn Planells and myself founded this unique and distinct hotel group, which now has seven hotels in Ibiza. With the same anticipation that we’ve had since day one, and the desire to continue growing, we’ve added another friend to the equation, Marc Rahola, with whom we share a very similar philosophy. Together, we are preparing more surprises for the island, and we are also working on making the leap to major European cities with our urban brand MITICO.

At the end of the 70s and beginning of the 80s, the Punk wave surged through Europe and Scandinavians were the first ones to ride it. Bands traveled there before getting established, moved by those aggressive sounds and fashion. Mats Bäcker was there to capture all of it and became a house name in the Scandinavian scene. He was the first to photograph the band The Jam at their first gig outside of the United Kingdom.