On 30 September 2026, Groupe Partouche announced the rollout of cryptocurrency payments in its physical venues and on its app, in partnership with Lyzi. Players can fund their account and buy their chips directly in crypto, from the wallet of their choice. It is an omnichannel deployment: the same infrastructure serves the casino cash desks and the digital channel.

What Partouche is rolling out

On site: buying chips in cryptocurrency in the group's venues.
On the app: funding the player account in cryptocurrency.
For all players: payment from any crypto wallet, in compliance.

Partouche describes itself as “one of the first casino groups in the world” to offer this service at scale.

Maurice Shulman, Groupe Partouche, on BFM Business

Maurice Shulman, Director of Digital and Innovation at Groupe Partouche, discussed the rollout on BFM Business.

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From pilot to rollout

Since 2022, Groupe Partouche has been exploring Web3 through its Partouche Multiverse strategy. After several tests, notably at the Casino Royal Palm in Cannes and then at the Pasino GRAND in Aix-en-Provence, the group chose Lyzi's solution to equip all its venues and make this payment method available across its network.

Groupe Partouche, a listed company, operates 43 casinos, 12 hotels and 44 restaurants, and employs 3,500 people in France, Europe, Tunisia and West Africa.

Why crypto payments at the casino

A new clientele: younger, international and connected. 11% of French people hold crypto-assets (Adan/IPSOS 2026 barometer).
A consistent experience: the player pays the same way at the cash desk and in the app.
A compliant framework: identity and source-of-funds checks on every payment.

What Lyzi does

Omnichannel: a single infrastructure for on-site cash desks, the app and the website, compatible with more than one million payment terminals.
Single connector: much like open banking for a bank account, the player pays from the wallet or exchange account that holds their crypto. Lyzi aggregates more than 500 wallets and integrated exchanges.
Stablecoins: EURC, USDC, EURCV, EURE, on top of more than 300 cryptocurrencies.
Settlement: in euros or stablecoins, with no volatility exposure for the operator.
Status: Lyzi is a brand of Proofeo SAS, a payment agent registered with the ACPR (REGAFI no. 749869).

Partouche joins the gaming groups that work with Lyzi, including Groupe Barrière, Groupe JOA, Groupe Tranchant, Gaming1 (Circus) and SBM Monaco. See the list of casinos that accept crypto.