Merkur Group acquired Oasis Retail Services, a gaming and amusement machine operator in Northern Ireland, reportedly expanding into the market for the first time. Oasis operates 16 venues and several hundred machines, mainly in pubs and betting shops; the companies did not disclose the acquisition price.
Merkur gains entry to Northern Ireland through Oasis’s venues and gaming machine operations.
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Merkur and Gaming Arts presented their collaboration at this year’s G2E in Las Vegas, one year after appearing together at the event for the first time. Gaming Arts showed new games, while Merkur also presented hardware and content; Merkur Games board member Dominik Raasch said the companies were integrating their work across products, processes and teams.
Reportedly, Merkur plans to acquire a controlling stake in Société Française de Casinos. If successful, Merkur intends to require minority shareholders to sell their holdings and then remove the company from Euronext Paris.
Merkur Casino UK took over the former Victoria Gate Casino in Leeds, which has operated as Merkur Casino Leeds since 13 July, the company said. Merkur said it retained all staff and completed technical changes and training during a one-week closure.
It was reported that Merkur Casino UK acquired Leeds’s Victoria Gate Casino. The transaction gives Merkur a third location in Britain.
Reportedly, Merkur Group agreed to acquire White Hat Studios as part of its US expansion. The transaction excludes White Hat Gaming’s platform business and white-label operations.