Codere expands Italian operations

Madrid-based Codere is the firm behind operator Codere Interactiva and its Codere.it domain and revealed that DP Service operates approximately 2,000 gaming terminals in the provinces of Padua, Venice, Rovigo, Treviso, Vicenza, Verona, Belluno, Udine, Gorizia, Trieste and Ferrara.

“We are committed to collaboration with serious and motivated companies to share with them a long-term plan to strengthen our position in the country,' said Alexander Pascual, Chief Executive Officer for Codere Italy. 'Professional management, coupled with the local knowledge of DP Service can help us to meet new challenges on the basis of quality and reliability. Thus, we are able to make a difference, achieve synergies and economies of scale ever more effectively.”

Codere stated that Rome-based DP Service, which was established by Paul Dalla Pria, who served as President for the Sezione Apparecchi Attrazioni Pubbliche Ricreative (SAPAR) gaming operator association for many years and currently works as the group’s Vice-President, has ‘many years of activity’ in the Italian gaming machine market and is ‘particularly attentive to the needs of customers’.

“We are delighted to have concluded this important transaction not only for the added value of a company like Codere to tackling new projects in the market but, thanks to the new corporate structure, we can ensure greater professionalism and service,” said Claudio Dalla Pria, Managing Director for DP Service.