Genting snaps up Aspers Westfield for undisclosed fee
Aspers Westfield casino in Stratford, London, the UK’s biggest casino in terms of floor space, has been bought by Genting Casinos for an undisclosed fee.
Aspers said to its members: “Due to the change in ownership, the Aspers Rewards scheme will no longer operate in its current form and will be suspended. We will transition all Aspers members to the Genting ‘My Genting’ scheme in due course and further details will be provided nearer the time. The points that you have already accrued can still be used within the Aspers Stratford casino.”
Joint Administrator who has taken over Aspers, Andrew Johnson said: “Since 1997, Aspers has been a market-leading casino operator and the first to have been awarded a large casino license in the UK. However, the business was materially impacted by Covid, and, following a shift in customer habits, has struggled to return to pre-Covid trading levels, resulting in the need for ongoing stakeholder support, which has been exacerbated by underperforming units. Over the past few months, the directors and key stakeholders have worked to try and safeguard the future of the business.
“On appointment, the joint administrators successfully completed a sale of the shares in the entities that operated the Casino in Westfield, Stratford to Genting Casinos UK Limited (Genting). The Casino in Stratford continues to trade as usual.
“Regrettably, it has not been possible to achieve a sale of Aspers (Milton Keynes) Limited (which traded as the Casino MK), and whilst the joint administrators will continue to explore options in respect of the Casino MK, given the ongoing funding and licensing requirements, the Casino MK has ceased trading with immediate effect.”
The Aspers Casino in Northampton, which had operated in the town for 18 years, closed its doors for the last time in October 2024.
The casino was bought in November by Dominic Farhad Rossookh, who renamed the business N Casino, but it has now been sold again and is now owned by a company called 1st and Last Gaming Events.
