MERKUR Casino UK completed its acquisition of Victoria Gate Casino in Leeds, according to the company announcement. The casino was due to close temporarily on 6 July and reopen under the MERKUR brand on 13 July; the company said local jobs would be maintained during the transition.
MERKUR can retain local jobs while transitioning Victoria Gate Casino to its brand after a temporary closure.
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Cashpoint has operated its Danish sports betting service as Merkur Bets since 22 September 2026, according to the report. The relaunch adds an online casino to the offering for the first time and is part of Merkur Group’s plan to unify its European sports betting operations.
Cashpoint now trades in Denmark as Merkur Bets, since September 22, 2026.
Merkur Group will open the Merkur Spielbank Siegburg in North Rhine-Westphalia on 10 December 2026, the company said. The casino will have about 250 gaming machines and is expected to create around 100 jobs; the group said it invested more than €35 million in the project.
Merkur Group will open the Merkur Spielbank Siegburg in North Rhine-Westphalia on 10 December 2026, the company said. The opening will be marked with a three-day celebration. The company said it invested more than €35m in the project, its sixth state-concessioned casino in the state. The venue will have about 250 gaming machines and around 1,600 square metres of gaming floor, with classic roulette and card tables. Merkur Group said the site will create around 100 jobs across different professions.
Reportedly, Spielbank Norderney will cease operations at the Conversationshaus at the end of 29 October 2026. Dismantling is to begin after the closure and should be completed by the end of February 2027, when the contract with Staatsbad Norderney also ends. The closure follows plans to relocate the site to Stuhr near Bremen; the Merkur Group took over the ten Lower Saxony casinos on 1 July 2025.
Spielbank Norderney will cease operations at the Conversationshaus at the end of 29 October 2026. The future use of the rooms at the Kurplatz remains open, the report said.
The Merkur Group was main sponsor of the German table football league's (DTFL) Bundesliga finals weekend, held on 26 and 27 September in Limburg an der Lahn. TFC St. Wendel won the men's title 42:37 against Silpion Hamburg, while Bears Berlin took the women's championship. Merkur's marketing head said the company has been a partner of the DTFL for many years.
The Merkur Group was main sponsor of the Bundesliga finals weekend of the German table football league, the DTFL, the company said in a press release. The event took place on 26 and 27 September at the Kreissporthalle in Limburg an der Lahn, where the men's and women's Bundesliga seasons concluded with the deciding match days and playoffs.
Merkur Service & Logistics has bought about 1,000 reusable boxes for sending replacement parts, investing around €20,000. The company expects each box to be reused up to 75 times and says the change will reduce packaging waste.
Merkur Service & Logistics has bought about 1,000 reusable boxes for shipping replacement parts, investing around €20,000, the company said. The boxes are to be used in the dispatch of replacement parts to service customers.