The first meeting took place on 11 March 1848 at the initiative of the national liberal leaders Hvidt, H. N. Clausen and Tscherning, attracting approximately 2,300 participants.

New political meetings took place in Casino on 29 August and 28 September 1854, resulting in the foundation of an association for the defence of the Constitution.

Another political meeting took place in the Casino Theatre in 1863, leading to the fatal decision that Schleswig should be incorporated into Denmark.

Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor was for the first time performed on 3 April 1869 in the Casino Theatre.

[5] The Casino Theatre closed in 1937 as a result of the economic crisis of the 1940s and the growing popularity of motion films.

[2][6] Herman Bang's Stucco, a roman à clef, contains a mocking description of the Casino Theatre.