Paul Gauselmann, the German entrepreneur considered one of the founding fathers of the international coin-op industry, has passed away at the age of 91.
A loss that leaves a mark on an entire industry. Paul Gauselmann, founder of the historic Merkur Group—a company that served as a benchmark for the German and European amusement machine sector for decades—has passed away at the age of 91, after writing a fundamental chapter in the history of the sector. He was always seen as an entrepreneur-inventor capable of building an internationally significant industrial group from a self-started business.
No further details regarding the circumstances, cause of death, or industry reactions are currently available, pending official confirmation from Merkur Group or other industry publications.
Paul Gauselmann’s story remains linked to one of the most significant chapters in the history of German and international coin-op, an industry that has seen profound technological and regulatory transformations over recent decades, and to which the entrepreneur contributed for a long period as a representative and leading figure.
