Benin’s Casino Partouche Cotonou triples GGR in Q3

The Benin casino posted threefold year-on-year GGR growth as Partouche said its positive momentum continued, despite a wider decline in international gaming revenue.

Benin.- Benin’s Casino Partouche Cotonou tripled its gross gaming revenue (GGR) to €0.9m in Q3 2026, with Groupe Partouche confirming positive momentum at the casino despite a decline in its wider international GGR.

The casino opened on January 28, 2025. In a September 8 2026 financial update, Groupe Partouche said Cotonou’s GGR reached €0.9m between May and July, up from €0.3m in Q3 2025. Partouche said the €0.3m recorded in the comparable period represented the casino’s second quarter of operation.

Partouche president Fabrice Paire said Cotonou had “found its cruising speed” and that the group had received several approaches to open other establishments on the continent, according to AFP.

Internationally, Partouche’s GGR fell 5.1 per cent to €18.9m in Q3, compared with €19.9m a year earlier. The company said the result was weighed down by major renovation work at its Meyrin casino in Switzerland, where slot-machine GGR fell 25.4 per cent to €6.5m.

Swiss online gaming moved in the opposite direction, with revenue rising 11 per cent to €7.3m from €6.6m a year earlier. Group GGR rose 5.8 per cent in Q3 to €200m, while turnover increased 5.1 per cent to €120.3m from €114.5m a year earlier.

In the first nine months of its financial year, Partouche recorded €571.1m in group GGR, 3.7 per cent higher than a year earlier. International GGR reached €60.4m, up 3.9 per cent, while group turnover rose 3.7 per cent to €360.7m.

On a like-for-like basis, total GGR rose 6.1 per cent to €194.1m. The comparison excludes the acquisition of Casino Partouche Cannes 50 Croisette and the opening of Casino Partouche Cotonou.