CIRSA,world leader in the gaming and leisure sector,was founded in 1978 by Manuel Lao Hernández and with NORTIA Services holding constitute NORTIA Corporation.

Comprising over 200 companies,complementary and independent, CIRSA specialises in the creation,manufacturing,commercialisation and management of products and centres in the recreation industry. It operates in over 70 countries under four divisions:Business to Business,Slot, Bingo and Casino.

One of the distinguishing features is the highly technological element of all its activities, resulting from a firm and constant investment in R&D/Innovation, in order to provide technological solutions and innovations for the industry, in an ever more competitive world.

But the main asset of CIRSA is its staff, each and every person. For this reason, out of a concern for the professional development of its people, CIRSA created in 2002 its own Corporate University. The CIRSA Corporate University (UCC) created in its external wing the first MBA in Gaming,Leisure and Recreation in Europe, in collaboration with the EAE Business Administration School in Barcelona and the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC).

Because the firm understands that the generation of wealth must benefit social actions, CIRSA also created the Manuel Lao Hernández Foundation with one clear objective: providing all kinds of aid and support to civil society.This Foundation offers its support and services to benefit cultural and training activities, where the focus of the attention is on people and their environment.