| 1990 |
- American Poker II launched in the market - will go down in the
History of Gaming as "The Legend".
- First deliveries of full-range casino equipment to the Republic
of South Africa.
- Foundation of NOVO-Invest Casino Development AG, today's NOVOMATIC
AG.
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| 1991 |
- Foundation of Admiral Sportwetten GmbH as a 100% subsidiary of
NOVOMATIC AG.
- Opening of Austria's largest sport betting office in Vienna.
- Opening of the largest casino in the Czech Repbulic in Prague in
a Joint Venture with the City of Prague.
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| 1992 |
- Foundation of new production facilities in various countries to
meet the ever increasing demand for gaming machines.
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| 1993 |
- Growth of the Group is accelerated further with new emerging gaming
jurisdictions. Subsidiaries are established in Germany, Norway, Poland,
Latvia, Estonia, Namibia and Botswana.
- Novomatic Group has engagements in more than 30 countries worldwide.
- Opening of Plant 2 in Gumpoldskirchen.
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| 1994 |
- Development of the new ASIC Applied Specific Integrated Circuit
hardware platform as the basis for a new generation of high-tech slot
machines.
- Opening of Plant 3 in Gumpoldskirchen
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ICE 1994 |
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| 1995 |
- License for Ontario / Canada – first license awarded to Novomatic
Group in Northern America.
- Opening of a kursaal casino in Baden near Zürich / Switzerland.
- Opening of a kursaal casino in Davos / Switzerland.
- Beginning of the development of multi-player devices.
- Interactive Multi Games launched in the market to revolutionise
especially the AWP sector.
- Joint Venture with Gaming Systems International (GSI)/Las Vegas in the realm of Management Information Systems, from which Novo Information Systems (NIS) has emerged.
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ICE 1995 |
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| 1996 |
- Acquisition of shares in Admiral Leisure World Ltd. leads to a
successful listing on the stock exchange in South Africa.
- Foundation of AS Novoloto as a joint venture between NOVOMATIC
AG and AS Eesti Loto, Estonia's state-owned lotteries company.
- Opening of a kursaal casino in Saxon les Bains / Switzerland.
- Opening of a kursaal casino Weggis / Switzerland. With its fifth
casino, Novomatic Group establishes market leadership in Switzerland.
- Opening of Admiral am Kurpark Hotel in the spa town of Baden outside
Vienna. Diversification into the hotel industry.
- Beginning of the restructuring and renaming process of Novomatic
Industries GmbH to Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH (AGI).
- AGI now responsible for all R&D domains and production, distribution
and marketing activities.
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| 1997 |
- Development of the Coolfire™ Coldfire Risc Processor casino
hardware platform as a final step towards high-technology gaming,
serves as a basis for interactive live games.
- Opening of Admiral Foxtown Casino in Mendrisio / Switzerland, half
an hour's drive from Milan, Italy.
- Presentation of the first Multi-Player Machines. After the automation
of the Roulette game, the development of TouchBet® Roulette
revolutionises live games : With the first-time ever blend of the
fascination of live games with the new possibilities of advanced gaming
technology, AGI delivers an innovation of worldwide recognition taking
once again a pioneering position for Novomatic Group : Now up to 250
players can join in a live Roulette game at the same time and space
is no longer a physical hindrance to the number of participants in
a game.
- Opening of the first, initially small, gaming facility of AS Novoloto
in Estonia marks the beginning of a rapid expansion.
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| 1998 |
- Cooperation established with Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe.
- Reopening following the second development stage of Admiral Foxtown
Casino in Mendriso / Switzerland.
- Opening of casinos at Heringsdorf and Stralsund / Germany.
- New gaming law enacted in the Republic of South Africa based on
US model legislation. First license awarded by Mpumalanga is to become
the decisive step to South Africa.
- Manufacturer & Supplier License for Colorado (USA).
- Opening of EDP facilities in Komorany / Czech Republic.
- EDP acquires Paradise Casino International, an operator of two
casinos in the Czech Republic.
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| 1999 |
- Acquisition of shares of Spielbank Berlin by Prof. Johann F. Graf
as an engagement in one of the most successful casinos in Germany.
- Licenses awarded for the Provinces of Gauteng, Kwazulu Natal, and
the Western Cape in the Republic of South Africa.
- Beginning of a cooperation between AGI and British Technical Casino
Supplies (TCS) to strengthen the activities in the English gaming
market.
- Opening of Plant 4 in Gumpoldskirchen.
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