20-590: Lucien Barrière (14 January 1923 – 17 September 1990) was a prominent French entrepreneur and businessman, best known as the founder and heir of the Lucien Barrière group . This group stands as one of the largest conglomerates comprising casinos, luxury hotels, resorts, and restaurants. He was born in Ardèche , a region in Southeastern France , from a modest, goat raising family. In 1962, he
40-521: A city of culture ( Marcel Proust , Marguerite Duras , Raymond Savignac , etc.). Numerous celebrities own vacation homes in the city: Gérard Depardieu , Antoine de Caunes , Bettina Rheims , Jean-Paul Belmondo , Karl Zéro , etc. Close to Paris and easily accessible by train, Trouville (as well as neighbouring Deauville) earned the nickname of 21st " Arrondissements of Paris ". The town's inhabitants are called Trouvillais in French. Trouville-sur-Mer
60-530: A license. In 1980, SHCLB (Société Hôtelière de la Chaîne Lucien Barrière) was founded to cover the La Baule hotels and casinos. In 1987, Lucien Barrière participated in the arrival of slot machines in France. In the early 1990s, Accor became a major SHCLB shareholder. In 1990, Diane Barrière-Desseigne succeeded her father, Lucien Barrière, and launched major renovation projects. On top of their prestige,
80-657: A time, the group's expansion came up against the licensing system, which firmly regulated the gambling sector. In 1981, the managers of the Palm Beach casino in Cannes , which belonged to the Barrière group, were implicated in a fraud case, accused of violating the legislation on gaming regulations due to improper roulette payments. The Barrière group believed that it was being blackmailed by the Socialist government to obtain
100-752: Is a city of 4,603 inhabitants in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France . Trouville-sur-Mer borders Deauville across the River Touques . This fishing-village on the English Channel became a popular tourist attraction (beach-resort and holiday-destination) in Normandy from the 19th century. Its long sandy beach earned then the nickname of "queen of the beaches" ("Reine des plages") or "most beautiful beach in
120-475: Is a brand under which two groups are marketed: Groupe Lucien Barrière (GLB) and Société fermière du casino municipal de Cannes (SFCMC). It was founded in 1912 by François André, and then managed – in succession – by Lucien Barrière , Diane Barrière-Desseigne, Dominique Desseigne, then Alexandre Barrière and Joy Desseigne-Barrière. It operates casinos in Europe. The group also operates in
140-1211: Is called LB Poker company. Barrière includes 18 hotels (16 in Metropolitan France, 1 in St Barth and 1 in Marrakech), with a majority of hotels ranked as five star. Paris Hotel Barrière Le Fouquet's Paris ***** Deauville Hotel Barrière Le Normandy ***** Hotel Barrière Le Royal Deauville***** Hôtel du Golf **** Cannes Hotel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes ***** Le Gray D'Albion Barrière ***** Courchevel Hotel Barrière Les Neiges Courchevel ***** Dinard Grand Hôtel Dinard***** Enghien-les-Bains Grand Hôtel Enghien **** Hôtel du Lac**** Le Touquet Le Westminster **** La Baule Castel Marie-Louise ***** Le Royal La Baule ***** L' Hermitage ***** Marrakech Hôtel & Ryads Le Naoura ***** Lille Resort Barrière Lille ***** Ribeauvillé Trouville-sur-Mer Trouville-sur-Mer ( French pronunciation: [tʁuvil syʁ mɛʁ] , literally Trouville on Sea ), commonly referred to as Trouville ,
160-515: The Barrière Casinos in La Baule , Dinard , Deauville , Saint-Malo , Nice , Cassis and Saint Raphaël were renewed, which revealed the confidence these towns place in the group. On 15 April 2009, Colony Capital sold its Groupe Lucien Barrière shares to Accor , which now holds a 49% equity stake in the company. In 2010, Groupe Lucien Barrière and Française des Jeux designed an on-line gaming platform with 3D online gaming, which
180-806: The Casino Barrière de Montreux in Switzerland , which became the leading casino in Switzerland in 2008 in terms of total gross gaming takings. During the same year, SHCD took over the Ryads Resort Development, owner of the land on which the Hôtel Naoura Barrière in Marrakech (Morocco) was later built, supported by top ranking investors who purchased an equity stake in Ryads Resort Development. In 2004,
200-558: The Desseigne-Barrière family, Accor and Colony Capital investment funds decided to team up as Société Hôtelière de la Chaîne Lucien Barrière, subsequently renamed Groupe Lucien Barrière, which combined the businesses of SHCD, SHCLB and Accor Casinos to create a prestigious casino and hotel group. Since 2005, the expansion has continued with the opening of casinos in Toulouse , Cairo , Leucate , Blotzheim and Lille ,
220-629: The French luxury hotel industry and in the catering and leisure industries. As a young man from Ardèche who came up to Paris in the early 20th century, François André started a casino business by acquiring the Ostend casino in Belgium, while Eugène Cornuché, his partner, began building the Hôtel Normandy and having the Deauville casino rebuilt in 1912. In 1918, François André set up
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#1732802019983240-821: The Haussmann gaming circle in Paris and continued to grow his business by designing the La Baule resort based on the Deauville model and by purchasing the Hôtel Royal and casino in 1923. He invented the modern day resort concept by combining casinos, luxury hotels and sports facilities all on one site. In 1926, François André took on the construction of the Hôtel Hermitage at La Baule . in 1927, he took over from Eugène Cornuché as managing director of SHCD (Société des Hôtels et Casino de Deauville). He then had
260-571: The Hôtel du Golf in Deauville built. In 1951, Lucien Barrière , François André's nephew, joined the group. In 1957 Lucien Barrière was appointed to the Board of several of the group's entities and became his uncle's sole legal heir in 1961. He undertook a project to modernise and develop the group by buying new establishments in Trouville , Dinard , St-Malo , Royan and Enghien-les-Bains . For
280-528: The age of 67 due to cardiac arrest, following complications resulting from a coronary angioplasty carried out by Professor Grollier. Diane, married to the notary Dominique Desseigne, succeeded her adoptive father as head of the group and pursued the same successful policy as her predecessors. In July 1995 she was the victim of a serious plane crash that left her quadriplegic , and later died in May 2001 at 44 years. Lucien Barri%C3%A8re group Groupe Barrière
300-455: The general manager of the group. For thirty years he developed the successful Barriere empire following the same policy as his predecessor: luxury, sophistication, perfection, elegance, refinement, friendliness, and cultivating the French joie de vivre . He married Martha Szentgyörgyi (died 11 October 2008), a Hungarian dancer. Martha had a daughter from a previous marriage, Diane, born in 1957, whom he adopted and raised as his own. He taught her
320-881: The hotels are closely connected to the film industry and the Arts. The elite figures of the film industry visit the Normandy Barrière and the Royal Barrière during the American Film Festival in Deauville. In 1995, Diane Barrière-Desseigne suffered a very serious plane accident and from 1997, her husband Dominique Desseigne co-managed the SHCD and SHCLB at her side. In 1998, SHCD bought Fouquet's restaurant and brand. Diane Barrière-Desseigne died in 2001. Dominique Desseigne took over group management and became chairman of SFCMC. In 2003, SHCLB opened
340-624: The know-how of the trade, before designating her as the sole heir of his luxury empire. In 1962, he founded the Lucien Barrière group , one of the first French companies charged with managing casinos and luxury hotels. In 1975, Lucien Barrière sponsored the creation of the Deauville American Film Festival , alongside the major proponents of this idea, the Mayor of Deauville Michel d'Ornano , André Halimi and Lionel Shushan. In 1990, he died at Caen University Hospital at
360-605: The opening of the Naoura Barrière in Marrakech (Morocco), Hôtel Fouquet's Barrière in Paris and the Spark (fitness centre for treatments, sport and Spa) in Enghien-les-Bains . The Hôtel Barrière Lille opened during autumn 2010 and the hotel complex and balneo-therapy centre adjoining the Casino Barrière de Ribeauvillé was forecast to open late 2011. During the same period, the public service concessions of
380-467: The world". The name of Trouville is frequently associated with the names of the numerous painters that visited it and painted there, especially during the second part of the XIXth century: Claude Monet , Eugène Boudin , Raoul Dufy , Pierre-Auguste Renoir , Gustave Caillebotte , Fernand Léger , etc. Trouville remains today a city of leisure and vacation with a casino and numerous festivals, as well as
400-510: Was chosen by his uncle François André, who had no direct descendants, to succeed him as head of several successful companies specializing in casinos and luxury hotels operation. The company's flagship assets included renowned establishments such as the casinos of Deauville , Cannes , and La Baule , along with esteemed hotels like the Normandy Barrière, Royal Barrière, and the Hôtel du Golf Barrière de Deauville. In 1959, he became
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