Société Française de Casinos Takeover Bid EMEA
Der belgische Konzern Gaming1 beabsichtigt, mittels seines französischen Tochterunternehmens Circus Casino France die Société Française de Casi- nos in seine Kontrolle zu bringen.
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Te Belgian group, Gaming1, wants to take control of the Société Française de Casinos via its French subsidiary Circus Casino France
Circus Casino France has signed sale contracts with a view to acquiring a control block of 50.05 per cent of the capital and voting rights of the SFC
FRANCE CASINO OPERATIONS
Te Belgian group Gaming1 wants to take control of the Société Française de Casinos via its French subsidiary Circus Casino France.
Société Française de Casinos operates casinos in Gruissan, Port la Nouvelle, Collioure and Châtel-Guyon. Te SFC confirmed in a statement that Circus Casino France has signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire 50.05 per cent of the capital of Société Française de Casinos from two of its main shareholders.
Circus Casino France has signed sale contracts with a view to acquiring a control block of 50.05 per cent of the capital and voting rights of the SFC. It will be buying the entire stake held in the company by Frameliris, equating to 37.05 per cent of the capital and voting rights, and part of the stake held by Foch Investissements representing approximately 13 per cent of the capital at a price of €1.44 per share.
Te completion of the deal will need authorising by the Minister of the Interior.
Basque Government Imposes Suspension on New Licences
Spain
Te Basque Government will suspend the granting of permits for the installation and operation of new gaming venues in the Spanish autonomous community, until it revises the current General Game Regulations, a process that could be extended for nine months. Te Basque Government Council will also prevent reforms in any gaming venue that involve any expansion and will also prevent the granting of new permits for the operation of gaming machines.
Tis measure does not affect the seven gaming centres - five game rooms and two bingo halls - which to date already have already been authorized and could open soon. Currently in the Basque Country there are 205 slot parlours, 34 bookmakers, 14 bingo halls and
Te Belgian group Gaming1 has more than 1,000 employees. Its French subsidiary Circus Casino France operates casinos in Briançon, Carnac, Port Leucate and Allevard-Les-Bains. It has also been operating a games club in intramural Paris since last November.
Circus Casino France would take control of the SFC and “would submit a simplified takeover bid project in accordance with the regulations in force, at a price of €1.44 per share, relating to the all existing Société Française de Casinos shares not held by Circus Casino France.
Circus Casino France mandated Portzamparc as the establishment presenting the offer.
In December, Circus took control of the Vals les Bains in Ardèche in southern France.
Te Circus group bought the majority stake from Mathieu and Jérôme Poli. In addition to the casino, the Vals complex includes a 4-star hotel with 27 rooms and a restaurant.
two casinos. Te Regional Government Security Minister, Estefanía Beltrán de Heredia said that the objective of the revision of the regulation is "to reduce the risks of improper use of gaming and avoid, as far as possible, problems of addiction among young people."
Specifically, the improvement of entrance controls to gaming venues will be analyzed, the distance between these venues and educational centres will be reviewed, and efforts will be made to improve coordination between public administrations when it comes to protecting the most vulnerable sectors of society. Te suspension comes as the Basque Government begins a new procedure which will review planning laws and gaming in the region.
A number of local governments are seeking to restrict the number of licences to sports betting shops while calls for advertising restrictions are increasing on a national level.
France
Te Bourbon Lancy municipal council in Saône et Loire has renewed the town's casino licence to the existing operator, Vikings group, for a period of 20 years. Te tender committee received two responses to the concession notice, but one of the applications was declared non- responsive. After discussions between Vikings Casinos and the municipality, the new specifications to the casino will include an investment of around €6.9m euros over 20 years, including €200,000 per year for new slots. In addition, the games room will be reviewed and redesigned in the first half of 2020, with two armchairs per slot in the future. Te restaurant will also be refurbished, as will the casino's facades. Te tax rate will be kept at 15 per cent, and two subsidies to the tourist office and spa and golf. Te Bourbon Lancy casino generated GGR of €5.369m in 2017 to 2018, up 3.44 per cent compared to the previous financial year, placing the casino in 127th place, out of 201 French casinos.
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