- CEO
- Carlos Alberto Francisco Farinha
- Full Time Employees
- 1,088
- Sector
- Consumer services
- Industry
- Casinos/Gaming
- Address
- Estoril Casino Building Estoril LI Portugal 2765-190
- IPO Date
- Oct 18, 1995
- Business
- Estoril Sol, SGPS, S.A. (ESON.LS) operates as a holding company primarily engaged in gaming activities and real estate in Portugal. The company, founded in 1958 and headquartered at Av. Dr. Stanley Ho, Edifício do Casino Estoril, 2765-190 Estoril-Cascais, Portugal, manages concessions for three major land-based casinos including Casino do Estoril, Casino Lisboa, and Casino da Póvoa through subsidiaries Estoril-Sol (III) – Turismo, Animação e Jogo, S.A. and Varzim Sol – Animação, Turismo e Jogo, S.A.; it also offers online casino games and sports betting via Estoril Sol Digital – Online Gaming Products and Services, S.A., operating under the ESC Online brand with licenses from the Portuguese Gaming Regulator (SRIJ) valid until 2025 and 2026 respectively; additional operations encompass real estate holdings such as land in Monte Estoril and urban buildings in Alcoitão and Estoril for resale through entities like DTH – Desenvolvimento Turístico e Hoteleiro, S.A. and Estoril Sol Imobiliária, S.A., alongside food, beverage, and hospitality services via Estoril Sol – Investimentos Hoteleiros, S.A. Geographically focused on Portugal, the group serves tourism, leisure, and gaming markets with approximately 900-990 employees and functions as a subsidiary of Finansol – Sociedade de Controlo, SGPS, S.A. Recent developments include the 2023 award of a new gaming concession for the Estoril permanent area incorporating Casino Estoril and Casino Lisboa, with ongoing investments totaling 10.5 million euros in 2024 for gaming room layouts, equipment upgrades, and amenities to be completed in 2025; implementation of NOVOMATIC's NOVOVISION casino management system at Casino Lisboa in late 2024 and planned rollout to Casino Estoril in Q1 2025; anticipation of 2025 tenders for expiring concessions including Póvoa de Varzim, Algarve, and Espinho amid a consolidated net loss of 4.8 million euros in 2024 versus prior-year profit, driven by higher concession fees, impairments of 6.8 million euros on the Estoril concession, and online revenue decline to 54.3 million euros despite market growth.