sentences:  In 1946 the Kursaal broke its own financial record, accumulating 641,777 Swiss francs (equivalent of €521,899.91, US$707,469.04 or £441,643.70 ) after staging operas, plays, concerts and films.On 24 May 1956, Kursaal was the host venue of the very first Eurovision Song Contest.The gambling stakes for playing were raised, from 2 Swiss Francs to 5 Swiss Francs, after a shareholders' vote in 1959.