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For gambling, like it or not, I would only go in state sanctioned casino; This will limit the risks of being scammed (IMO, mostly due to language issues).
Try a different type of gambling, that can make things interesting compared to just trying to re-create what you do at home.
For example, Monte Carlo casino have "American table games", including Texas hold'em poker.
http://www.casinomontecarlo.com/games/american-casino-games/ultimate-texas-hold-em-poker/
Other casino in Italy seems to also have poker tournaments (of some sorts); maybe contact them to see if they have them daily (for example the Venice casino does not have daily tournaments in june and maybe july 2016 according to the web site).
Casino in Switzerland seems to be of the same type.
( I did not look further).