Insight WESTSPIEL AACHEN, GERMANY
WESTSPIEL OPENS ITS ‘INTERIM’ CASINO IN THE CITY OF AACHEN
Germany’s largest casino group, WestSpiel opens its stylish transitory solution - Casino Aachen in the Tivoli
WestSpiel – the largest casino group in Germany – officially reopened its casino in Aachen in June. Following on from the introductory speech from the group’s CEO, Lothar Dunkel, this actually felt like a ‘new opening’. Indeed the casino is now located in a new location in the city. This new location for Casino Aachen is within the ‘Tivoli’ – the football stadium of Alemania Aachen with a capacity of over 30,000 that was opened in 2009. Casino Aachen will remain the next years within the stadium until the traditional location at ‘Neues Kurhaus’ spa building has been renovated.
The official opening took place on June 11, 2015. WestSpiel Group CEO, Lothar Dunkel, and Casino Aachen managing director, Thomas Salinger, both held speeches to mark this occasion, alongside Aachen’s Lord Mayor, Marcel Philipp.
Thomas Salinger stated in his speech, “A long-standing and elaborate renovation awaits the Kurhaus in Aachen. For this intermediary time and with the great support of the town of Aachen – we have searched and found a location for the mother of all WestSpiel locations here in Tivoli. The Tivoli is very well known and can measure itself alongside many of our attractions. We are not just celebrating the casino
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We are not just celebrating the casino opening today, but also the joining together of our
traditional live gaming and slots gaming in Aachen.
opening today, but also the joining together of our traditional live gaming and slots gaming in Aachen – as these were separate previously. We began only four months ago with the construction work to put our ideas and plans into reality – of that of a modern and charming casino. This construction work held several challenges – of integrating a casino inside a football stadium. I applaud the outcome ”.
The responsible architect – Sylvie Mönninghoff – was herself applauded for her work. She stated, “The clear shape and form of the Tivoli building itself lent itself as the conceptual guideline and geometric layout for the interior design concept of our new casino. The addition of live gaming has given it a more lively composition. Cubes and ornaments playfully interchange to create an exciting, energetic atmosphere. We gave the new rooms strong colours to make a spirited and warm atmosphere with glimmering gold adding to this. Each part of the casino has set its own accent”.
The logo for the new casino is – ‘Jeder Tag ist ein
Heimspiel’ – ‘Every day is a home game’ – so relating well to its new home within the football stadium. Players in Aachen now can enjoy the fact that table games and slots are ‘reunified’. Previously live gaming and slots gaming were set in two separate locations in Aachen.
The city of Aachen has a special meaning to WestSpiel. The first WestSpiel casino was opened here back in 1976. Situated at the border between Belgium and the Netherlands, it is also the group’s ‘calling card’ to
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