A second Casino Merkur Mare will be established on the new “Mein Schiff 2”, which is currently under construction and will set sail on her maiden voyage in 2019.
“The partnership with TUI Cruises marks another milestone in the over 60-year history of the Gauselmann Group. In Germany, the gaming industry is subject to increasingly restrictive statutory regulations, with the consequence that the focus is shifting more and more towards international activities. Casino Merkur Mare is another step in this direction,” explains Dieter Kuhlmann, Management Board member responsible for Gaming Operations within the Gauselmann Group.
TUI Cruises currently has six cruise ships, “Mein Schiff 1” to “Mein Schiff 6”. For the Gauselmann Group, this is not the first partnership involving ship’s casinos. The company was first granted a licence to operate casinos on cruise ships in 2016. Under the Casino Merkur Mare brand, it already operates four casinos aboard four ships belonging to the “Pullmantur Cruceros” cruise line.
“The ship’s casino business is another opportunity for making the Merkur sun even better known internationally and at the same time places the gaming operations business segment on a broader footing. We hope to continue to expand this line of business in the future,” concluded Kuhlmann.
Source: GMB
