Negative trend: Fewer visitors in Baden-Württemberg’s casinos than in 2019

The Corona Pandemie continues to leave traces, not only in everyday life, but also at leisure facilities such as casinos. The casinos in Baden-Württemberg stated that fewer customers came in the first quarter of the year than compared to the period in 2019. Nevertheless, an upward trend can be observed.

Constance particularly affected

The Baden Württemberg Spielbanken are completely in the state and operate three Casinos in the state. According to the company, all three would have received significantly fewer visitors this year compared to the quarter of a 2019. The Constance casino is the most affected. In 2019, over 25,700 guests were received from January to March, whereas the number was only around 11,500 this year. In 2019, more than twice as many visitors came to the Occurrence Hall in Constance than this year.

The sunken number of visitors logically also affects gross games. In the first quarter of 2019, the entire amount, which was achieved by the three casinos, was 107 million euros, which had also dropped 63 million $ in 2020. The company entered a total turnover of 47 million $ for 2021. In the first quarter of 2019, the three casinos were able to achieve a yield of 27.5 million euros, whereas the amount was only 21.2 million $ this year in the same period of time.

The casino in Baden-Baden and Stuttgart also had a less than that of a decline in visitors. While over 71,500 visitors were still received in Stuttgart in the first quarter of 2019, this year it was only about 49,000 and thus around 68 percent of the number in 2019. At Baden-Baden, the number of visitors was 65,000 in the period ago and this year at around 39,000. Baden-Baden also has a decline in visitors, which is around 40 percent.

Restrictions and Constance of the border as a reason

According to the company, the figures due to the corona pandemic and the restrictions that were still considered at the beginning of the year would have less meaningful than before all of the restrictions. According to the game casino director in Baden-Baden-Thomas Schindler-the numbers have now moved at a “very decent level”.

Constance in particular not only had to deal with the restrictions, but also with the proximity to the border. According to their own statements, around 60 percent of customers came from adjacent Switzerland before pandemic. Due to the restrictions, these visitors are on others Casinos Agained that are located in the four-country region. The casinos in Zurich, Lindau, Vaduz, Liegenz, St. Gallen and Schaffhausen are available to visitors.

Returning visitors are positive about Constance Director

But now the guests from Switzerland had returned to the Casino Constance and the number of visitors had recovered. In the meantime, over half of the players from this neighboring country should come. The visit also benefits the overall record of the casino. Agron Salihi – the director of the casino in Konstanz – told the Südkurier newspaper that they “notice a positive trend in the influx” and “slowly the figures from 2019”.

The good development of the summer months is a particularly gratifying fact. The reason for this is the length of stay in the casino, which is closer to the level that was common in front of Corona. Salihi is also pleased that “visitors can be received again without any requirements”. The director is happy to be able to “offer the guests a time of well -being and entertainment”. Despite the comparatively lower number of visitors, Salihi is so positive.