Spanish gambling firm Grupo Cirsa has announced it acquisition of slot machine distributor and gaming hall operator Giga Games.
The acquisition is from Spanish private leisure and gambling fund Conei Corporacion. Cirsa will gain contracts for more 9,000 gaming machines servicing Spanish bars and entertainment venues.
Cirsa was acquired by US private equity group Blackstone from Spanish gambling tycoon Manuel Lao Hernandez for approximately €1.5 billion.
Blackstone will merge all Giga Games properties and services under Cirsa,” the company said in a press release. Along with the gaming machine contracts, Cirsa will double its gaming hall presence within its home province of Barcelona, and gain new properties in Valencia, the Balearic and Canary Islands.
