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스페인 – Cirsa는 Giga를 구매하기 위해 바르셀로나 빙고 홀 2곳을 폐쇄해야 합니다.

The National Commission for Markets and Competence (CNMC) has authorised the acquisition of Giga Game System Operations, a slot hall operator and games distributor in Spain, in the first phase dependent on a number of commitments on behalf of Cirsa.

The new deal affects the autonomous communities of Catalonia, Valencia and Aragon. The Spanish company must close two bingo halls located in the city of Barcelona, the licenses of which may be acquired by new competitors.

The risks posed to fair competition due to the high market share that Cirsa will have in Catalonia once the deal goes into effect will be offset by a number of agreements specifically, in relation to the management of slot machines in hospitality establishments, as well as when it comes to the running of games and bingo halls.

As a result the authorisation of the operation remains subject to the fulfilment of a series of commitments to competition rules according to the CNMC chaired by José María Marín Quemada.

For the hospitality establishments side of its operations Cirsa has pledged to eliminate the exclusivity clauses in all contracts signed in Catalonia, in order to foster fair competition between recreational machine operators within the local community.

In addition, the company will reduce the duration of five-year contracts in both its hospitality establishments and slot parlours favouring greater market competition amongst licence holders. This commitment will also extend to the signed contracts outside Catalonia which will enhance the competitive landscape for the market throughout Spain.

Cirsa pledged to revise all contracts of five years within the next between 12 to 24 months. It will give priority to longer term contracts of 10 years, as it is, according to the CNMC, the most damaging when it comes to competitive dynamics in the sector.

In May it was reported that Cirsa had closed an acquisition that would allow it to substantially increase its size in Catalonia and operate a casino for the first time in its home community. The gambling group told its bondholders that it had reached an agreement to acquire Giga Games System Operation from the family of Juan Lao, brother of the former owner of Cirsa.

The CNMC will monitor compliance by the company and will require periodic reports allowing the licensee’s programme to be contrasted against the results. The CNMC is a public entity that promotes and defends the proper functioning of all markets, in the interest of consumers and businesses.

Giga Games는 주로 카탈로니아와 발렌시아 커뮤니티의 바와 레스토랑에 위치한 광범위한 레크리에이션 기계 공원을 운영하는 게임 및 레저 그룹입니다. 이 회사에는 또한 수십 개의 도박장과 여러 개의 빙고 홀이 있습니다. Cirsa가 인수한 사업체의 총 매출액은 124년에 €2018m에 달했습니다.

This figure is equivalent to more than half of the turnover (€216m) recorded in 2017 by the Conei Corporation of which Giga Games is a subsidiary.

Juan Lao Hernández는 그의 형인 Manuel Lao와 헤어진 후 1998년에 Conei를 설립했습니다. 그는 Cirsa의 지분 44%를 매각하고 사업의 일부를 유지했습니다. 따라서 현지 언론에 따르면 이번 인수에는 이전 라오스 그룹의 재결합이 포함되며 두 형제가 게임 사업을 북미 펀드 Blackstone에 매각하고 매각하기로 결정했음을 의미할 수 있습니다.