Tag Archives: privatisation
Allemagne – La vente du groupe WestSpiel est désormais en cours
Une procédure de passation de marché à l'échelle européenne pour la vente des actions de la société dans le groupe WestSpiel a été lancée le 18 décembre sous la direction de Warth & Klein Grant Thornton AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, qui agira en tant que conseiller en transaction. En tant qu'exploitant de casino agréé par l'État, le groupe WestSpiel compte actuellement 900 employés et quatre sites de casino à Aix-la-Chapelle,…
Philippines – Le chef de la minorité sénatoriale appelle le gouvernement à tirer profit des « fruits à portée de main » du PAGCOR
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon believes that the coronavirus pandemic adds more weight to the argument that Philippine casino regulator and operator should sell its 47 casinos. He believes that privatising the sector would generate Php300bn for the government which could be used to finance the fight against the pandemic. Talking to CNN Philippines, Mr….
Tenerife – Le gouvernement de Tenerife pourrait revenir sur la vente des casinos
The governing council of Tenerife is looking into the future of three casinos on the island after the previous tender failed. The Minister of Finance, Berta Pérez announced that the council will open a process of “analysis” of the entire corporate public sector, which includes the three public casinos meaning that the casinos could well…
Philippines – Philippines Senate wants to revisit the privatisation of PAGCOR
Philippines Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon wants the Department of Finance (DOF) and PAGCOR to revisit the option of selling the Casino Filipinos and some of its satellite casinos. He said: “If we privatise our gaming industry and bid out through a fixed fee the privilege of operating PAGCOR, the gaming industry, including STL, would…
Germany – Westspiel tender to take casino total to six
The four state-owned Westspiel casinos in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia are to be sold in a package with an option for an investor to open two more locations. The draft for the new casino law was adopted by the Cabinet this month. It now heads to an association hearing, marking the first step…
Tenerife – Tenerife to look at the options in casino sell off
The Socialist Party of Spain (PSOE) has reached an agreement with the Podemos (We Can) Party to analyse the possible alternatives to the sale of the three casinos in Tenerife planned by the local council. In the agreement, the two political parties agreed to jointly file a motion of censure against the ex President of…
France – La privatisation de la FDJ pourrait être reportée à 2020
The privatisation of the Française des Jeux is unlikely to take place this year with a more likely possibility being early 2020, according to the chain of economic information BFM Business. Even if the decision to privatise part of the lottery operator is not called into question, the adoption of the PACT Act will be…
Allemagne – La privatisation pourrait quadrupler le nombre de casinos en Rhénanie du Nord-Westphalie
La privatisation prévue des casinos publics Westdeutschen Spielbank GmbH (WestSpiel) en Rhénanie du Nord-Westphalie pourrait conduire à une augmentation de quatre à 16 casinos. L’interdiction nationale actuelle des jeux en ligne pourrait alors également faire l’objet d’un examen minutieux. Une nouvelle loi nationale sur les jeux serait nécessaire pour permettre ces changements. Actuellement, WestSpiel exploite des casinos…
Espagne – Le syndicat espagnol engage une action en justice contre la privatisation du casino de Tenerife
The General Worker’s Union of Spain (UGT) in the Canary Islands has filed an administrative appeal in the courts in Santa Cruz in opposition of government plans to offer the three state owned casinos up for tender. The General Secretary of the union Gustavo Santana said in a statement that the appeal calls for the…
