History

Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd., Australia

ADMIRAL Arena Prater - Europe's largest sports bar

Grand Casino ADMIRAL Zagreb, Croatia

Casino Royal Group, Germany

Basque Gaming S.L., Spain

NOVOMATIC Technologies Poland S.L., Poland

ATT S.A., Poland

Dr. Bernd Oswald takes over as Chairman of the Supervisory Board from Senator Herbert Lugmayr

Univ.-Doz. Dr. Robert Hofians extends the Supervisory Board of the NOVOMATIC AG, which now comprises five members. 

NOVOMATIC once again wowed visitors this year with the largest stand at the most important international gaming exhibition in London

On a surface area of approximately 4,700 m², a total of 25 group companies presented the NOVOMATIC Group’s comprehensive product portfolio

Lichtenstein (Gaming Technology)

NOVOMATIC gets the green light for the acquisition of 17.2 % of the shares in the Casinos Austria AG

NOVOMATIC issues a Corporate Bond with a volume of EUR 500mn (benchmark-bond)

Opening of Casino Admiral in San Roque, Spain

Expansion of Casino FlaminGO, Macedonia

Minority shareholders approve NOVOMATIC’s shareholding in Ainsworth

NOVOMATIC takes over the British gaming operator Talarius Ltd.

OTIUMGI S.L., Spain

Lotaria Kombëtare, Albania

MG Gaming S.r.L., Italy

Electro System S.p.A., Italy

NOVOMATIC LOTTERY SOLUTIONS signs a six-year contract with the Tunisian gaming and sports betting operator PROMOSPORT

NOVOMATIC wins the Italian lotteries license with a consortium of bidders

Renaming of Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH (AGI) to NOVOMATIC Gaming Industries GmbH (NGI)

Renaming of Novo Lottery Solutions GmbH to NOVOMATIC Lottery Solutions GmbH

NOVOMATIC has established itself as the leading full-service provider of the gaming industry

22 Group companies exhibit on the NOVOMATIC booth at the largest gaming show of the world in London.

NOVOMATIC issues promissory note bonds with a volume of Euro 275 million

S&P assigns BBB Corporate Credit Rating to NOVOMATIC AG

Operations: Madrid, Spain

Lottery: Catalunya, Spain

NOVOMATIC unveils the single largest booth ever created for any gaming show, anywhere on earth at ICE Totally Gaming (4,500 sqm)

BlueBat Games Inc., Canada

AbZorba LLC, USA

Casino Tornado, Lithuania, 5th casino

Österreichische Lotterien GmbH, Austria

Playnation Ltd., Great Britain

Israel, Illinois, Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala

Novo Gaming Netherlands B.V., Netherlands

Novo Lottery Solutions GmbH, Austria

Member of WLA, EL, CIBELAE and NASPL

Extreme Live Gaming Ltd., Great Britain

Casino Tornado, Lithuania, 4 casinos

Luxury Leisure Ultd., Great Britain, Scotland

S.A.L. Leisure Ltd., Great Britain

GiGames S.L., Spain

SO.GE.M.A. S.p.A., Italy

Elam Group Electronic Amusement B.V., Netherlands

Member of WLA, EL, CIBELAE and NASPL

NOVOMATIC issues a Corporate Bond with a volume of EUR 200 million

Casino Hotel FlaminGo, Macedonia

Niki Lauda becomes NOVOMATIC brand ambassador

NOVOMATIC signs a long-term partnership with the Romanian State Lottery in the video lottery sector – concerning the supply of 10,000 Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs)

NOVOMATIC with its proprietary NOVOMATIC Biometric Systems™ is the first gaming provider to internationally introduce the prerequisites for a biometrically supported registration and payment system

Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH acquires the Dutch gaming companies JHV exploitatie B.V. and JHV gaming products B.V. and the newly founded Novo Gaming Netherlands acquires 100% of the shares of Eurocoin Gaming and AWP-design.nl

Novo Lottery Solutions GmbH acquires a majority shareholding (90%) in Betware Holding hf., the Icelandic leader in online lottery solutions

NOVOMATIC Italia installs the 20,000th VLT terminal in Italy

NOVOMATIC registers a new record of over 3.2 billion in sales with 20,000 employees worldwide

Octavian Argentina receives ISO 9001 certification

The NOVOMATIC Group takes over all casino-related business activities of the Spanish Cirsa Group

ASTRA GAMES Ltd. takes over major assets of the Danoptra Gaming Group (BELL-FRUIT GAMES, GAMESTEC LEISURE, MAZOOMA INTERACTIVE GAMES RLMS Sales) and further strengthens its position in the UK market

ADMIRAL Casinos & Entertainment AG is the sole concessionaire for the operation of gaming terminals in Lower Austria

NOVOMATIC Americas Holdings Inc. founded in Florida/USA

NOVOMATIC Gaming Spain opens new headquarters in Madrid

NOVOMATIC celebrates a milestone in Italy with the 10,000th video lottery terminal produced by NOVOMATIC in operation in the Italian market

ADMIRAL Casino & Entertainment AG founded as an exclusive operating unit for the Austrian market

AGI Gaming Colombia S.A.S. founded as a new partner for the Colombian gaming industry

NOVOMATIC launches Responsible Gaming Staff Training Programme

ASTRA Games Ltd. acquires majority shareholding in Empire Games

AGI takes over 92% shareholding in the Spielbank Berlin

ASTRA Games Ltd. acquires 100% shareholding in Greentube Internet Entertainment Solutions GmbH

NOVOMATIC acquires majority shareholding in Italian VLT concessionary G.Matica

Hotel & Casino Resort ADMIRAL in Kozina, Slovenia, celebrates big opening party

NOVOMATIC opens the regional headquarters in Romania

NOVOMATIC issues two corporate bonds with a total volume of Euro 350 million

At the G2E in Las Vegas the Novo Unity™ II multiplayer platform wins a Global Gaming Magazine Gaming Technology Award as the ‘Best Table Game Product or Innovation’

NOVOMATIC acquires key assets of Octavian International

NOVOMATIC enters the online market via acquisition of the Greentube Group

NOVOMATIC-inspired consortium wins concession for the Dragonara Casino in Malta

NOVOMATIC Gaming Spain enters the Spanish B-machine market

NOVOMATIC celebrates 30th anniversary

ASTRA Games Ltd. and the Canadian provider of gaming software to the online gaming industry Chartwell Technology Inc. sign a two-year agreement under the terms of which Chartwell will offer the complete catalogue of NOVOMATIC games from ASTRA online

ADMIRAL Group becomes gaming leader in Peru

AGI is founding member of the Gaming Industry Piracy Alliance (GIPA)

Building completion of the new NOVOMATIC Group headquarters at Gumpoldskirchen

NOVOMATIC Forum opened as a new socio-cultural meeting place in the city centre of Vienna

ADMIRAL d.o.o. and HT Management d.o.o. open the new Hotel & Casinò Resort ADMIRAL in Kozina, Slovenia

ASTRA Games Ltd. acquires the majority shareholding in the internationally leading Austrian developer and provider of Online Gaming Solutions Greentube I.E.S GmbH

Crown Gaming Paraguay S.A. founded as a new subsidiary

AGI Argentina s.r.l. founded as a 100 percent AGI subsidiary

NOVOMATIC again reaches the Top 10 in the Austrian Band Value Survey 2009 with an exceptional brand value growth of 14.4%

Big opening of the Monticello Casino & Entertainment World with a joint live act of Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez

Product licences for the autonomous Spanish regions Andalucia, Aragon, Murcia und Madrid

Market launch of the Super-V+ Gaminator® as the new standard cabinet for the Coolfire™ II multi-games

Opening of the Monticello Grand Casino in Chile (joint venture with Sun International), IGGR (International Group of Gaming & Resorts) and the entrepreneur Rudolf Binder active in Latin America.

Completion of the expansion of the AGI Hungaria Kft cable confectionary in Veskény, Hungary

NOVOMATIC wins the ‚Austrian Export Trade Award 2008’ of the AWO

First installation in Macau and on the Philippines

Groundbreaking for the new NOVOMATIC headquarters in Gumpoldskirchen

Groundbreaking for the new headquarters of the AGI subsidiary Extra Games

Groundbreaking for the headquarters of Novo Invest co srl in Romania

NOVOMATIC enters the Italian Market

ASTRA Games Ltd. opens new headquarters in Cardiff

Alfor SIA opens new headquarters in Riga

AGI acquires the majority of assets of Crown Technologies GmbH

NOVOMATIC subsidiary Alfor awarded as Latvias "Most dynamic Company"

First installation of NOVOMATIC gaming equipment at Casino Barcelona

AGI confirms strategic alliance with Independent Gaming Pty Ltd.

AGI joins the Gaming Standards Association (GSA) as a gold member

The annual turnover of the NOVOMATIC Group of Companies exceeds the landmark of 2 Billion Euros for the first time

First trade show presence of AGI at the ASIAN GEM in Manila and at the SAGSE in Buenos Aires

License award for Florida (Slot Machine Business Licence)

IGT acquires certain NOVOMATIC intellectual property for multi-station games

Tender award of one of the new casino licences in Chile

NOVOMATIC and IGT enter into an international ticket-in/ticket-out (TITO) license agreement

Big Player – NOVOMATIC again honoured as Austria’s most dynamic company

Opening of the Casino Binz / Germany

Opening of Casino ADMIRAL Prater/Vienna, the largest betting casino in Europe

Acquisition of EXTRA-GAMES Entertainment GmbH, an German operator of Adult Gaming Centres

Novo Multi-Table Roulette™, NOVO Unity™, Novo Multi-Wheel Roulette™ and Multi-Gaminator® are the main attractions at ICE 2005

The annual turnover of the NOVOMATIC Group exceeds the landmark of 1 Billion Euros

NOVOMATIC wins award as Austria’s most dynamic company in the category „Big Player“

License award for Alberta (manufacturer & supplier’s licence)

Takeover of ASTRA GAMES Ltd. in the UK

Opening of Casino ADMIRAL Colosseum in Haté, CZ, on the 1st of May, to celebrate the EU-Enlargement

Opening of Casino ADMIRAL in Budapest, Hungary

Gaminator® and Novo Safe Cash® are the main attractions at ICE 2004

Casino in Locarno, Switzerland

Outlet operated by Spielbank Kassel in the city centre of Kasse, Germany

First Hungarian Casino ADMIRAL in Sopron

Established market leadership in Estonia

Acquisition of the NSM Löwen-Entertainment GmbH in Germany

Presentation of Novo Multi-Screen Technology™ at ICE 2003

Development of the Coolfire™ II USB casino hardware platform

Novo Multi-Roulette™ and Novo TouchBet® Live-Roulette installations including more than 2000 terminals operating in leading casinos around the world

Licence awards for British Columbia and Quebec,  Canada as well as for Panama

Presentation of Novo Streamline™ at ICE 2002

Novo Multi-Roulette™ and Novo TouchBet® Live-Roulette installations including 1000 terminals operating in Casinos in England

Paradise Casino ADMIRAL, with 8 casinos and 9 gaming outlets becomes a market leader in the Czech Republic

Acquisition of approximately 80% of the shares in ADMIRAL Leisure Ltd., Republic of South Africa

Opening of the casinos in Mendrisio, Bad Ragarz and Dovos, Switzerland

Opening of Plant 5 in Gumpoldskirchen, Austria

Opening of EDP's facilities in Rousinov, Czech Republic

Presentation of Novo Multi-Roulette™ and Novo TouchBet® Live-Roulette at ICE 2001 in London

The products of NOVOMATIC Group are now represented in the majority of European casinos and in numerous overseas casinos

The casino projects for Mendrisio, Locarno, Davos, and Bad Ragaz with active engagement of ACE, four casino licenses are proposed by the Swiss Federal Council

Tender award for the casinos Kassel and Bad Wildungen, Germany

License for Great Britain (Seller, Supplier and Maintenance License)

License awarded for Peru

Three further licences in the Republic of South Africa

Foundation of ADMIRAL Casinos & Entertainment AG (ACE) in Switzerland

Foundation of Advanced Technology Systems International S.A. (ATSI) in Poland emerging from a close cooperation with Cracow University of Engineering

Relocation of headquarters of ADMIRAL Sportwetten GmbH to Novomatic Street 1 in Gumpoldskirchen

Opening of ATSI's facilities in Cracow, Poland

Opening of the casino at Frankfurt/Airport as Germany's first airport casino

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 NGI and British Technical Casino Supplies (TCS) to strengthen the activities in the English gaming market

Opening of Plant 4 in Gumpoldskirchen

Opening of EDP facilities in Komorany, Czech Republic

EDP acquires Paradise Casino International, an operator of two casinos in the Czech Republic

Opening of casinos at Heringsdorf and Stralsund / Germany in co-operation with Stiftung Deutsche Sporthilfe

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)

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 multiplayer machines. After the automation of the Roulette game, the development of TouchBet® Live-Roulette revolutionises the 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.

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

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.

Opening of Kursaal casinos in Saxon les Bains and Weggis, Switzerland

Opening of the hotel "ADMIRAL am Kurpark" in the spa town of Baden outside Vienna – diversification into the hotel industry

License for Ontario / Canada – first license awarded to NOVOMATIC Group in Northern America

Opening of a kursaal casino in Baden near Zürich / Switzerland as well as in Davos / Switzerland

Beginning of the development of multiplayer devices

Interactive Multi-Games launched in the market to revolutionise especially the AWP sector

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

The NOVOMATIC Group has engagements in more than 30 countries worldwide. The growth of the Group is accelerated further with new emerging gaming jurisdictions. Subsidiaries are established in Germany, Norway, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Namibia and Botswana.

Opening of Plant 2 in Gumpoldskirchen

Foundation of new production facilities in various countries to meet the ever increasing demand for gaming machines

Foundation of ADMIRAL Sportwetten GmbH as a 100% subsidiary of NOVOMATIC AG

Opening of the largest casino in the Czech Republic in Prague in a Joint Venture with the City of Prague

American Poker II launched in the market - it 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

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

Foundation of C.S.C. as a holding company in Switzerland

Expansion to the Republic of South Africa

Development of the MPU 01 or Micro Processor Unit 01 hardware platform creating a basis for state-of-the-art slot machines

Expansion successfully continued to new markets and projects all over the world

Beginning of expansion to Europe, initially Germany, France, Netherlands and Switzerland

Foundation of NOVOMATIC Automatenhandels GmbH

Production of the first ADMIRAL Gaming Machines