2026 European Dealer Championship Won by a German Croupier

by Roy Brindley 10.07.2026

Germany lands a 1-2 in the 2026 European Casino Association’s European Dealer Championship, with Temin Joguncic, representing Casino Baden-Baden, taking the title.

The European Dealer Championship Finalists Posing for a Picture Before the Final Round of Competition. © ECA

Key Facts:

• Temin Joguncic wins the 2026 European Casino Association’s European Dealer Championship.
• German dealers finish 1-2 with the new champion representing Casino Baden-Baden.
• The iconic Casino de Monte-Carlo has a red-letter day with its dealers claiming three trophies.

Following two days of intense competition, the climactic conclusion of the European Casino Association’s European Dealer Championship saw the top prize stay at home when Germany’s Temin Joguncic was crowned as the new European Dealer Champion.

This was the first time in the event’s 19-year (18th edition) history that the winner represented the host casino. Furthermore, it was only the second time that any winner came from the home nation. The last time this had happened was in 2016.

History repeated itself in more ways than one, as Dutchmen finished first and second at that year’s Casino Breda event in the Netherlands. This year, German dealers took both gold and silver medals.

The European Dealer Champion 2026 Result

• Winner: Temin Joguncic, Germany, Casino Baden-Baden
• Runner-up: Robin Stepanek, Germany, Casino Stuttgart
• Third: Manon Martire, Monaco, Casino de Monte-Carlo

The 2026 European Casino Association’s European Dealer Championship once again brought together exceptional talent from across Europe, showcasing the professionalism, precision and showmanship that define the casino industry at its best.

Monaco’s Casino de Monte-Carlo may not have taken the main prize. Still, it was a red-letter day for the fabled venue with Manon Martire claiming third in the feature event and Christopher Elena taking gold in two of the Dealer Skill Challenges.

Dealer Skill Challenge Winners

• Best in Pushing Stacks: Christopher Elena, Monaco, Casino de Monte-Carlo
• Best in Cutting Chips: Christopher Elena, Monaco, Casino de Monte-Carlo
• Best Chipper: Temin Joguncic, Germany, Casino Baden-Baden
• Best Card Handler: Oskar Flodin, Finland, Casino Helsinki
• Best Mathematician: Miran Penzes, Cyprus, City of Dreams Mediterranean

“We warmly congratulate all participants in this year’s championship and extend our sincere gratitude to Baden-Württembergische Spielbanken, host of the competition, to the dedicated EDC sponsors for their continued support, and to the tournament organisation teams at Casino Baden-Baden for their outstanding efforts,” said the European Casino Association after the event.

Representing the nationally licensed land-based and online casino industry across 30 member countries, the European Casino Association’s next major land-based event is a Cybersecurity Workshop scheduled for October 6-7 at Casino Spielbank in Stuttgart, Germany.