“Temporary closures of casinos due to delays in issuing casino licences have been negatively affecting all Polish casino operators. With legal online offer, increasing number of gaming arcades and a total number of about 50 casinos the Polish gaming market is saturated now.” Nikolaus Strohriegel, VP of Operations, Century Casinos
Hilton Hotel) which opened in April 2018, Katowice (Radisson Park Inn) which opened in May 2018, Bielsko-Biala (President Hotel), Krakow (Dwor Kosciuszko Hotel) and Lodz (Manufacktura Entertainment Complex).
Casinos Poland received new licences and opened Krakow in July 2018 and Lodz opened a month later. Te Wawa casino in Warsaw opened in summer 2019.
Other casinos, such as Hotel Andersia in Poznan closed in April 2018 after the licence expired and Hotel Plock also closed in February 2018.
Meanwhile the Hilton location was the former home of Olympic Entertainment’s Casino Sunrise which failed to have its licence renewed in 2016 and subsequently closed. Olympic
Entertainment then closed its Polish operations in 2017 and its six casinos.
Te company’s flagship casino Sunrise had been in business since 2007 and was one of the largest casinos in Poland with a total investment of around €7m. It had its licence renewal rejected after reported paperwork deadline issues. OEG later filed for bankruptcy.
Casino Poland’s approval to utilise its third Warsaw licence was granted in July 2018 to operate the casino at the Marriot and transfer the Marriot’s licence to the Hilton (which was due to expire). Te company then expanded the Marriot Hotel casino and added an additional gaming floor at its flagship casino. Te new floor adds 4,000sq.ft of gaming floor with an additional six tables, 20 slots, two VIP rooms
and bar and lounge. Tere is a total of 35 slots and 70 slots on 12,000sq.ft at the casino.
Century’s net revenue for its Polish operations increased by $8.4m in 2018 compared to 2017 to a total of $68.2m. Gaming revenues amounted to $67.2m, an 11.8 per cent increase on 2017, whilst food and beverage makes up the difference.
ZPR (Zjednoczonych Przedsiebiorstw Rozrywkowych) or United Entertainment Enterprises is the largest casino operator in Poland with 20 locations. Te Group ZPR is a large media and entertainment group with radio and internet brands throughout Poland. It has over 30 years experience in the gambling market. Te casinos operate under the brand Hit Casinos plus one under the name Casino Palace and are located in 16 cities in Poland including four in Warsaw.
In total there are over 1,000 slots across the casinos and over 100 gaming tables including American Roulette, Blackjack standard, Blackjack Play 21, Open Blackjack, Double Blackjack, Hold’em Bonus Poker, Las Vega Stud Poker, American Hold ‘em, Hold ‘em Royal Poker, Russian Royal Poker, Speed Poker and Baccarat Punto-Banco.
Tere are 16 provinces in Poland and each are permitted a number of casinos. See page 54 for a list of licences in force as of July 2019.
NEWSWIRE / INTERACTIVE / MARKET DATA P57
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