Glücksspiel-Gruppe: Er machte Merkur vom Einmannbetrieb zum Milliardenkonzern: Paul Gauselmann ist tot
Rund zwei Jahre nach seinem Abschied aus der Konzernspitze ist der Gründer des Glücksspielkonzerns im Alter von 91 Jahren verstorben. Die Zukunft der Gruppe ist bereits seit Jahren gesichert.
Paul Gauselmann, the founder of Germany's largest gambling company Merkur, has passed away at the age of 91. According to the Merkur Group in Espelkamp, he died on Friday. Gauselmann transformed a one-man operation into a multinational corporation with approximately 15,000 employees and a total revenue of around €2.1 billion. He is survived by his wife, four sons, nine grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.
To ensure the group's continued existence, the Gauselmann family's shares were placed in the Gauselmann Family Foundation in 2016, which is the sole owner of the Merkur Group. Gauselmann stepped down from the company's top position in 2024, but he did not avoid coming to the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays to oversee daily operations, as his company reported in a eulogy.
In 2003, Gauselmann was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class, and in 2004, he received the honorary citizenship of the cities Espelkamp and Lübbecke. He also served as chairman of the board of the Association of the German Slot Machine Industry for 28 years.
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