Press Release August 31, 2007

Novomatic in Spanish Spotlight

INovomatic Gaming Spain S.A., the recently opened subsidiary of the Novomatic Holding Austria, celebrates the first major installation negotiated by its Barcelona sales and service hub. Casino Barcelona, part of the Spanish hotel, resort and casino group Grup Peralada, has chosen Novomatic gaming equipment to take the spotlight on the casino’s newly renovated and extended gaming floor.

Novomatic Gaming Spain S.A. was officially founded in January 2007 with headquarters
in Madrid and was almost immediately strengthened with the opening of a sales and service facility in Barcelona. The company is an affiliate of the Novomatic-subsidiary Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH.

The first step into the Spanish casinos of the new company is an agreement with Grup Peralada, a major hotel, resort and casino group. Through its flagship operation, Casino Barcelona, Grup Peralada operates the largest casino in Spain, as well as three further high class casinos. Casino Barcelona now celebrates a grand reopening after major investments in the renovation and modernization of this prestige operation. Casino Barcelona impresses with a great ambience, marvelous interior design and new state-of-the-art equipment.

Casino Barcelona guests will now find a comprehensive Novo Multi-Roulette™ installation running on the server-based Novo Unity™ multi-player platform. The electronic Roulette installation features a fully automated Roulette wheel and 18 individual slant top terminals for maximum player comfort and ultimate Roulette excitement. Novo Multi-Roulette™ has only recently been licensed for Catalunya and the Casino Barcelona is the first casino in Spain to offer Novomatic gaming equipment.

Slot Director Mr. Josep Ma Roig; as part of our ongoing effort to improve the product offered to our customers and resulting from our strategic choice to create a more entertaining gaming environment; our group of casinos has selected –and will select in the future- new gaming equipment based on quality and entertainment value. Austrian Gaming obviously has a track record on both fields and we are happy that we can now offer the Novo Multi Roulette concept to our customers.
We firmly belief that our local client base as well as the vast number of tourists visiting Casino Barcelona each month will appreciate this new gaming concept in addition to our already interesting mix of gaming products.

Jordi Pedragosa, Sales Director Novomatic Gaming Spain: “Winning the acceptance of a customer like the Grup Peralada makes a great debut for our company and positions us ideally in the Spanish gaming market. Spanish casinos are generally very exclusive and set high standards with regards to quality and innovation, and it is a testament to Novomatic’s reputation that the interest in our products is already lively. I am positive that Novomatic gaming equipment will quickly establish a firm position in Spain, based largely on our total commitment to product excellence and customer service.”

Novomatic Group of Companies - www.novomatic.com - is an integrated global gaming company that, in addition to its extensive operational activities encompassing casinos, electronic gaming halls and sports betting outlets, specializes in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and sales of computerized gaming machines and advanced technology products.

Contact:
Andrea Lehner
Marketing & Communications
AUSTRIAN GAMING INDUSTRIES GMBH
Tel.:       +43 2252 606626
E-mail:  alehner@novomatic.com