Circus Casino France enters Swiss market

Circus Casino France has become the majority shareholder of Switzerland’s Crans-Montana casino

Circus Casino France has get the absolute majority shareholder of Switzerland’s Crans-Montana casino.

Through the acquisition of shares held by France’s Partouche, Circus Casino has entered the Swiss market.

The operator at present possesses a 57.24% bet inwards the Alpine property, with the remaining percent owned past the communes of Crans-Montana, genus Lens and Icogne, as fountainhead as the Ispar Holding group.

Circus Casino already owns and operates sevener gaming establishments inwards France, alongside a society inward Paris, but via this recent transaction, has extended its presence to Switzerland.

Located in the canton of Valais, Crans-Montana is a little town primarily known for its ski resort. The casino was founded in 2000 and has 53 employees. It offers both slots and tabular array games, generating about CHF 15m ($16.3m) inwards 2019.

While this is a first off for Circus, its owner, Belgium’s Ardent Group, became the bulk shareholder of Swiss dimension Casino Davos inward October 2021. As a result, the chemical group is now swell positioned for growth.

“We are proud to herald the acquisition of shares inwards the Crans-Montanta casino, a terrific land-based establishment which has gained a great report and many loyal clients o'er the years,” remarked Sébastien Leclercq, Country Manager at genus Circus Casino France.

“This dealing is representative of Ardent Group’s ambitious plans and underlines the development strategy of their brandmark genus Circus as a major player inwards land-based gaming halls and casinos.”

While this acquisition bolsters the group’s land-based footmark inwards Switzerland, Gaming1, which is linked to Circus Casino France, intends to make grow an omnichannel offering for Swiss people players through and through the Circus.ch site.