The History of the Novomatic Group of Companies
A chronology of the rise to becoming a Global Player in the gaming industry
1980
- Foundation of Novomatic Automatenhandels GmbH by Prof. Johann F. Graf
- Production of the first Admiral Gaming Machines
1981
- Beginning of expansion to Europe, initially Germany, France, Netherlands and Switzerland
1982 - 1983
- Expansion successfully continued to new markets and projects all over the world
1984
- Development of the MPU 01 or Micro Processor Unit 01 hardware platform creating a basis for state-of-the-art slot machines
1988
- Foundation of C.S.C. as a holding company in Switzerland
- Expansion to the Republic of South Africa
1989
- Fall of the Iron Curtain, beginning of extensive pioneering activities in the new EU Member States
- Opening of Casino Admiral Montreux / Switzerland
- Establishment of initially small-scale production activities at Kolin outside Prague / Czech Republic