Tag Archives: Lucien Barrière
France – Groupe Lucien Barrière is once again 100 per cent family-owned
Barrière, the French, family-owned group with over 100 years of history, has begun a new chapter, following the appointments of Alexandre Barrière and Joy Desseigne-Barrière as Chairs of the Group. Together, they represent the fourth generation of entrepreneurs at the helm of the Group, since its creation by François André in 1912. The new Co-Chair…
France – Son of Dominique Desseigne to take charge of Lucien Barrière group
The Lucien Barrière group has announced a change of governance with Alexandre Barrière, 36, son of Dominique Desseigne, current CEO of the group, set to succeed him soon. Alexandre Barrière will take over the presidency of the Société de participation deauvillaise (SPD), the family holding company which owns 60 per cent of Groupe Lucien Barrière…
France – Lucien Barrière Chairman to hand over reigns to his children
Dominique Desseigne, Chairman and Managing Director of the Lucien Barrière group and Chairman of the Société d’Exploitation Fermière du Casino Municipal de Cannes (SFCMC) since 1995, is retiring and will hand the Barrière baton over to his children, Alexandre Barrière, 35, and Joy Desseigne-Barrière, 32. This change in the group’s organization should be formalised at…
France – SFCMC impacted again by COVID with Le Croisette now up for tender
The Lucien Barrière–owned Société fermière du casino municipal de Cannes (SFCMC) published its results for the 2020-2021 financial year, when it generated €84.6m. Gross gaming revenue was down 23.5 per cent. Whilst accommodation revenue recorded an increase of 113.2 per cent compared to the 2020 financial year with an occupancy rate up 5.8 points (60.9…
France – Barrière launches BarriereBet as ‘phygital project’
French operator Lucien Barrière group has confirmed it is expanding its gaming offer by launching BarrièreBet, a platform dedicated initially to sports betting, then eventually to horse racing betting and poker. Barrière has signed a contract with BetConstruct who will operate the BarrièreBet brand, allowing Barrière to ‘benefit from the expertise and technology of BetConstruct,…
France – Barrière celebrates six of its casinos finishing in the French top ten
French operator Lucien Barrière said it has ‘consolidated its position as a leader of casinos in France and in Europe’ with six of its 27 French casinos finishing in the top 10 performing casinos in France. Barrière’s casinos in Enghien-les-Bains, Blotzheim, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Deauville and Lille all finished in the top ten with a significant…
France – Barrière to invest €3.78m in Dinard as licence is extended for 15 years
Lucien Barrière has had its license renewed for 15 years for the operation of Casino Barrière Dinard on the premise that it invests €3.78m on its renovation. During the municipal council of the city of Dinard (Ille-et-Vilaine), on December 16, elected officials unanimously voted to renew the contract with the current delegate for a period…
France – Casino Barrière Blotzheim outpaces local Swiss rival for the first time
The casino in Blotzheim in the Haut-Rhin region of France expanded its gaming floor at the start of December, adding 18 new slot machines, including two Novomatic progressive games. “This allows the casino to reach 280 slot machines,” said Marc Karcher, Director of Casino Barrière Blotzheim. In addition, the Barrière group has applied for a…
France – Barrière finally able to renovate Saint Raphaël Casino
The Saint Raphaël Casino in the Var region of France has finally been able to confirm it is moving ahead with a major extension and renovation project. Owned by the Barrière group, the casino has had to wait seven years before finally being able to expand on the site of the adjoining Les Ambassadeurs brasserie,…
