Merkur Group said it intends to apply for casino licences in Austria, according to an interview with managers David Schnabel and Max Rösle published on 9 June 2026. Schnabel said the group was prepared to submit an application, while the licence tender had yet to be issued.
Operators and investors can track Merkur’s intended application as Austria’s casino licence tender has yet to be issued.
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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.
Merkur Bets has launched EveryMatrix technology across its Danish retail betting, online sportsbook and casino operations. EveryMatrix said the deployment covers more than 1,000 betting terminals and 230 shops. The partnership also provides for Merkur brands in Austria, Germany and Belgium to migrate to the platform.
EveryMatrix's omnichannel platform technology now powers Merkur Bets in Denmark, where the operator runs its retail estate alongside an online sportsbook and casino. The go-live came after an agreement in March and followed the operator's rebranding from Cashpoint last month. According to EveryMatrix, this Danish rollout is the first of several launches for Merkur's brands across Europe.
It was reported that the UK government consulted on rules to distinguish licensed bingo premises from adult gaming centres. Options included reserving 30%, 40% or 50% of a venue for bingo and requiring 30 or 40 bingo positions.