Casinos Austria International has appointed Per Jaldung as managing director, while he remains chief executive of Grand Casino Brussels Viage. In an interview, Jaldung said he would focus on existing operations and international growth, alongside compliance and financial performance.
The appointment places Jaldung in charge of the international group while he continues to lead a casino operation in Brussels.
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Allwyn has asked the European Commission to make Austria’s planned online gambling market opening conditional on supervisory systems being ready, and to defer it if needed. The draft sets 1 October 2027 for the new concessions to take effect; Allwyn says the systems and implementation work may not be ready in time, while supporting a controlled market opening in principle.
Allwyn has asked the European Commission to make Austria’s planned online gambling opening conditional on supervisory systems being ready, and to delay it if necessary. The company said the new concessions should take effect on 1 October 2027 if the systems are ready, but be deferred if the central systems cannot be fully operational by then.
Allwyn has asked the European Commission to make Austria’s planned online gambling market opening dependent on the new supervision systems being ready, with a delay if they are not. In a submission dated 27 October, it called the nine months between the planned start of system rules and concessions taking effect an extremely tight schedule; the draft sets those dates as 1 January and 1 October 2027.
Allwyn has asked the European Commission to consider whether Austria’s online gambling supervision systems can be ready before the planned end of the online monopoly. It proposed delaying the first concessions if the systems are not ready.
Allwyn has asked the European Commission to consider its concerns that Austria’s proposed online gambling market timetable leaves too little time to establish supervisory infrastructure. The draft law is provisionally scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2027, with new concessionaires potentially launching from 1 October; the Austrian Association for Betting and Gambling said it remained confident in the timetable.
Brightstar Lottery COO Marco Tasso said the company aims to enter Austria as a lottery operator and technology supplier when licences are reassigned. The report says the proposed reform could take effect on 1 January 2027, with licence awards expected later that year; Brightstar is among several potential competitors.
Belgium’s Council of State suspended ECK NV’s Grand Casino Brussels concession in late August. The contract is worth approximately €750m over 15 years, running until 2041. Viage, controlled by Casinos Austria, challenged the award; the court identified shortcomings in bid assessment and compliance with EU foreign subsidy requirements.