Groupe Partouche Posts 5.1% Turnover Growth in Q3, Driven by French Investments

Groupe Partouche, the French casino operator, has reported a 5.1 per cent year-on-year increase in consolidated turnover for its fiscal third quarter (May–July 2026), reaching €120.3 million. The result confirms the strong momentum observed since the start of the financial year and brings nine-month turnover to €360.7 million, up 3.7 per cent for the period from November 2025 to July 2026.

According to the company’s results announcement published on 8 September 2026, third-quarter activity was underpinned by recent investments in France. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the quarter amounted to €200.0 million, an increase of 5.8 per cent compared with the same period of the previous year.

A key contributor to this performance was the opening of the Partouche Pasino Club in Paris on 12 May. The establishment – one of seven gaming clubs made permanent earlier in 2026 after an eight-year trial period – helped drive a substantial rise in table gaming revenue, which increased 76 per cent year-on-year in France to €28.2 million for the quarter.

While the French operations delivered clear growth, the international segment presented a more tempered outlook. Gross gaming revenue outside France declined by 5.1 per cent over the May–July period, indicating that the group’s expansion in Europe and emerging markets, including its West African operations, has not yet offset domestic gains.

The results reflect a strategy centred on property investment and product modernisation in the group’s core French market, an approach that has been associated with improved performance across the operator’s network in recent reporting periods. At the same time, the decline in international GGR underscores the challenges facing land-based operators across some overseas markets, where competitive and regulatory pressures remain a consideration.