Partouche to begin kitting out new Cabourg casino from April
The opening of the new casino in Cabourg in the Calvados region of France is getting closer. The building is expected to be handed over to the Partouche group by the end of April, allowing the development work to begin before the grand opening of the establishment, scheduled for December.
The construction, which required the city to borrow €9.6m in 2024, is located on an 11,000 m² site, very close to the city’s aquatic center and Garden Tennis Center, including a 2,000 m² area for the casino. The site will also include a 146-space parking lot and a landscaped area.
To cover the construction costs, the city increased the casino’s rent from €100,000 to €580,000 when the public service delegation was renewed in 2022, along with the municipal levy on gross gaming revenue from 10 per cent to 15 per cent, and the casino’s contribution to the city’s cultural activities from €115,000 to €350,000.
This new location will provide ample parking and a larger area for gaming, something the casino’s former location, located on the seafront since 1909, did not offer. The casino’s management and the city council hope to create an attractive business park in this part of the city and thus relieve congestion in the city center, while allowing the casino to increase its revenue.
At the end of the 2023-2024 financial year, the Cabourg casino occupies 116th place in the French ranking with a gross gaming revenue of €7.12m.
