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CIRSA Acquires Casino de Tanger
Blackstone-owned CIRSA has expanded its casino portfolio in Morocco to become the country’s largest operator with the purchase of Casino de Tanger.
CIRSA adds to positive H1 trading results with the acquisition of Morocco’s largest casino, Casino de Tanger.
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88 Link is featured on the ultra-slim Allure Glare cabinet, which deploys three 27-inch HD monitors. The upper screens synchronize to create a visual spectacle, along with the GLARE Family’s signature smart LED halo.
On behalf of the Orenes Group, Gregorio Hernández, Director of the Casino Division, stated that “Our casino in Castellón has a wide range of entertainment, with the most successful products on the market, such as 88 Link by Zitro. This new addition looks great in our casino, and we have no doubt that our customers will love it”.
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Evgeniy Bekker, BETER Esports General Manager said: “We are thrilled to have extended our partnership with Bayes Esports and it forms an important part of our overall global strategy for esports leadership. Our team looks forward to a long and prosperous relationship.”
Regarding the partnership Martin Dachselt, CEO & Managing Director at Bayes Esports commented: “Partnering with companies such as BETER, that have the same vision of providing the best betting experience possible, whilst maintaining the highest possible standards, will only help to create a credible and trusted industry.”
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Michalek will bring significant industry experience to the role. Based in Poland, Michalek arrives with a wealth of skills and knowledge gained from high- profile operators, having held posts at LV Bet, Enteractive and Betcris, which places him perfectly to advance SIS’ offering across its 24/7 Live Racing content as well as Competitive Gaming products and services.
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Spanish casino operator CIRSA, owned by Blackstone, has become the biggest operator in Morocco by snapping up the Casino de Tanger, the largest of seven casinos in the country.
Situated on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, the casino overlooks the Bay of Tangier and Strait of Gibraltar and offers several slot rooms as well as English Roulette, Blackjack, Poker Bonus Holdem, Stud Poker and Tree Card Poker.
Cirsa has signed a deal with the municipality of Tanger-Tetouan, which will also see it takeover operation of the 2,000sq.m hotel. It already operates two casinos in the southern city of Agadir. Morocco’s government currently allows for seven casino contracts that must be operated with a hotel and entertainment complex.
Taking over management of the Tangier Casino, CIRSA declared that it had become Morocco’s biggest casino operator. CIRSA began its operations in Morocco in 2016 with the acquisition of the casino Le Mirage, located in the coastal town of Agadir. CIRSA further expanded its portfolio acquiring Casino Atlantic, also in Agadir, to operate 280+ slots and 25+
tables across both locations. CIRSA’s acquisition of Casino de Tanger follows positive first half of the year trading, as the Barcelona-based gambling group declared corporate profits of €14m – reversing 2021 comparative losses of €105m.
Te results see CIRSA announce its first underlying profits since 2018, the year US private equity fund Blackstone acquired the Spanish gambling group.
Further positives saw its business units ‘match and outperform’ 2019 pre-pandemic results, as group H1 revenues grew by 93 per cent to €778m – helping H1 EBITDA double to €250m.
CIRSA outlined its plans to continue to expand its casino venues globally, in which the company operates 150 venues, primarily in Spain and South America.
Last year, Blackstone disclosed that it had placed CIRSA under a strategic review of Spanish market assets, monitoring how the business would rebound from the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Czech Republic Bragg Gaming enhances Czech presence
Bragg Gaming Group has launched its Player Account Management (PAM) solution with Merkur in the Czech Republic. Te Bragg PAM provides Merkur with an all-in- one platform with intelligence and marketing tools to run its casino operations.
Merkur can now manage its entire product suite with a single account, single wallet, omnichannel and cross-product platform. Trough the partnership, games from Bragg’s own studios and titles from its exclusive partners GAMOMAT and Peter & Sons are also available, as well as an aggregated casino offering from an extensive range of suppliers, providing players with unique, exclusive and localised gaming content.
Bragg’s FUZE player engagement offering is also included, helping operators boost activity, conversion and retention with tools such as free rounds,
tournaments, missions and quests.
Chris Looney, Chief Commercial Officer at Bragg Gaming Group, said: “Providing such a prominent operator as Merkur with our PAM solution is a fantastic achievement for us and we are excited to now be up and running, powering their operation in the Czech Republic. Tis deal also sees us strengthening our presence in the country and we look forward to further building on this partnership and providing local players with first-class entertainment.”
Mrs. Irina Ruf, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Merkur, said: “Bragg’s PAM provides a leading solution with excellent tools that enable us to seamlessly offer a premium product to players in the Czech Republic. Te PAM offers us valuable data, diverse content and proven promotional tools that will help us significantly grow our business in the region.”
France
France-based casino operator, Groupe Partouche, has published its consolidated turnover for the third quarter 2022 with ‘solid momentum’ and an improvement of 12.7 per cent seeing a return to pre- pandemic income level. Q3 marks the return to normal operation with all the group’s casinos now open and all health constraints lifted. Q3 was impacted by the sale of Partouche’s stake held in the Crans-Montana casino, the end of the operation of online games and bets in Belgium, the management of Ostend casino since July 29 2021, and the entry into the Group of the casino of Middelkerke (Belgium) with an opening on July 8 2022 after some works with the casino producing GGR of €0.2m in the third quarter 2022. GGR increased by 10.8 per cent to €167.9m in Q3, compared to €151.5m a year earlier. Tis was up 11.9 per cent compared to Q3 of 2019.
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