Tag Archives: France
France – Betway pens multi-year deal with French Ligue 2 side
Betway has announced a multi-year deal with French Ligue 2 side, Toulouse FC, that will see the Super Group owned operator’s branding appear around the Stadium de Toulouse on LED boards and panels. During the initial deal, Betway will also have a presence on the players kit until at least the end of the 2024…
France – Circus Casino in Vals-les-Bain to invest €6m on renovation
French casino owner the Circus group is preparing to undertake major renovations at its hotel Helvie by Circus in Vals-les-Bains in Ardèche. The building permit filed on December 17 provides in particular for an increase in reception capacity and the development of its infrastructure, with the creation of 15 rooms, the development of private terraces,…
France – Barrière extends Zitro installations to eight casinos
Barrière Group has installed Zitro’s most popular games, Link King and Link Me, to more of their casino venues in France. Link King, available at casinos in Enghien, Deauville, Cap d’Agde, Toulouse and Blotzheim, is now installed at casinos in Lille, Biarritz, and Ribeauvillé. Following the performance of Link King, the casinos of Toulouse and…
France – Partouche finishes financial year down by 25.6 per cent
French casino operator Groupe Partouche saw its GGR increase by 7.2 per cent to €133.9m in its fourth quarter compared to the same period a year earlier, mainly driven by the growth of slot machines, which were up 8.6 per cent to €108.6m. Revenue for traditional games recorded a more moderate increase of 1.7 per…
France – FDJ pens retail distribution agreement with Veikkaus Oy
FDJ Gaming Solutions is providing its digital development platform (DDP) and image analysis to Veikkaus Oy. In order to develop their own terminal application in full independence on Carrus Gaming camera-based Elite-S terminals, Veikkaus Oy will operate, monitor and update their terminals through FDJ’s terminal management suite. Timothée Carrus, CEO of Groupe Carrus, said: “This…
France – Two men convicted of selling fake banknotes in French casinos
Two men have been convicted of selling fake banknotes in casinos in Pornic and Pornichet in the Loire-Atlantique region of France. They managed to exchange more than €20,000 of counterfeit money They appeared before the court of Saint-Nazaire, Thursday, December 9, following a complaint filed on October 29 by the director of the casino from…
France – The Casinos de France union is considering an online offer
Having been battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, French casinos are now turning to online gaming to boost profits Internet. Since the opening of a regulated and controlled online market in June 2010, limited to sports betting, horse racing and poker, the situation has remained frozen. But the coronavirus pandemic, as in other economic sectors, has…
France – Annemasse casino gets €300,000 tax reduction due to COVID
The municipality of Annemasse in the Haute-Savoie region of France has reduced the tax needed to be paid by the local Partouche-owned casino by almost €300,000. The 2020-2021 financial year at the Annemasse casino was strongly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. During the period, between November 2020 and October 2021, the establishment operated by the…
France – Cost of operating alongside COVID 19 pitched at 41 per cent in France
The pandemic continues to affect gambling establishments in France where the gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the fiscal year November 2020 to October 2021 is just over €1bn, marking a decline of 41 per cent on last year’s total. Speaking to Journal des Casinos, Olivier Raineau, President of the employers’ union Casinos de France said…
