Novomatic

Novomatic is an international gambling company, founded by the billionaire Johann Graf in 1980.[2]

Novomatic
IndustryGambling
Founded1980
Headquarters
Gumpoldskirchen
,
Austria
Number of locations
43 countries
Key people
Johann Graf, founder, owner and president
Revenue€5.0 billion (2018)
€359 million (2012)
154,400,000 euro[1] (2016) 
Total assets3,668,200,000 euro[1] (2016) 
Number of employees
23,849[1] (31 December 2016) 
SubsidiariesAdmiral
Talarius
Websitewww.novomatic.at 

For the year 2018, total revenue was Euro 5.0 billion[3]. The company has offices in 43 countries and also operate casinos, including in locations such as Berlin and Santiago, Chile.[2] The Novomatic Group consists of a three holding companies.[4]

In June 2016, Novomatic bought the UK gambling company Talarius from the Australian Tatts Group.[5]

Instant win and digital scratchcard provider, Gamevy, formed a partnership with Novomatic subsidiary, Novomatic Lottery Solutions (NLS), in November 2016. The tie-up presents NLS with an opportunity to focus on "the broader lottery demographic".[6][7][8]

Controversies
  • The Novomatic subsidiary G. Matica had not installed the accounting system for the mandatory networking of machines with the Italian tax authorities and was sentenced in 2012 to a fine of 150 million euros. Novomatic considered the claim as "completely unjustified" and appealed against the first instance decision. In June 2014, Novomatic paid a settlement amount of € 47.5 million. [9]
  • In 2009, the Polish government under Prime Minister Donald Tusk planned an increase in gambling levies to finance the budget for European Football Championship 2012 (co-organized with Ukraine). As a result, among other things, lobbyists of the gambling operators exerted influence on the Polish government members against this tax increase. The daily Rzeczpospolita published tape recordings of the Anti-Corruption Authority CBA as the so-called "Black Jack Gate". As a result of the publication, several Polish ministers resigned: Interior Minister Grzegorz Schetyna, Minister of Justice Andrzej Czuma and the Vice-Minister of Economy Andrzej Szejnfeld. [10] [11] The current government in Poland re-opened the gambling case [12]

References
  1. http://www.novomatic.com/sites/default/files/2017-04/170418_NOVOMATIC_JFB-2016_ONLINE_E_FINAL_ES.pdf.
  2. "Johann Graf". Forbes. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. ""Novomatic Factsheet 2019"" (PDF). Novomatic. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  4. "Novomatic". Novomatic. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  5. "Novomatic buys Talarius | News | Coin-op | InterGame". intergameonline.com. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  6. "Novomatic Lottery Solutions partners Gamevy for instant win games". gamingintelligence.com. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  7. "Novomatic finalises Ainsworth investment". yogonet.com. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  8. "Kasinot". Tuesday, March 24, 2020
  9. derstandard.at
  10. Jaeger-Dabek, Brigitte (2009-10-07). "Polen : Regierungskrise durch Glückspielaffäre". Das Polen Magazin: News aus Polen, Urlaub in Polen (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  11. Kulish, Nicholas (2009-10-07). "Three Polish Officials Resign in Gambling Scandal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  12. "Poland - The prosecutor's office is reopening the investigation into the gambling scandal". E-PLAY Online. 2018-01-02. Retrieved 2019-11-26.
  13. On general aspects of Corruption in Romania, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Romania; furthermore "Korruptionsaffäre in Rumänien erreicht Novomatic - news.ORF.at". news.ORF.at. 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  14. "Korruptionsaffäre in Rumänien erreicht Novomatic > Kleine Zeitung". www.kleinezeitung.at. 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  15. "Rumänien: Korruptionsaffäre erreicht die Novomatic". www.kleinezeitung.at (in German). 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2019-11-26.


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