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SLOVAKIA
results. We’re considering expansion in Slovakia and to open new operations here. It’s a question of time and future developments.”
• CASINORADISSON The company opened its casino in the Radisson SAS Carlton Hotel in Bratislava in 2008 and is made up of 1,000 sq.m of gaming area and has 61 slots and 13 tables. The casino cost OEG an investment of €4.7m and was the eighth country in which they now operate. The venue houses a huge aquarium, bar and stage for shows and events.
• CASINOTRNAVA The group’s second casino opened in Trnava at the beginning of 2009 with an investment of €1.9m and has 29 slots and six tables and is located in the shopping centre Arkadia. It is the first and only casino in Trnava and is a two storey casino of 650 sq.m and is based on a tropical theme.
LOTTERIES The National lottery is a joint stock company whose founder and shareholders is the Slovak Republic although since 1994 has solely been represented by the Ministry of Finance.
TIPOS (national lottery) was set up in December 1992 with a share capital of SKK4m which by 2008 had reached SKK11m. During its 16 years in business it has contributed more than SKK7.4bn to the state budget.
The company operates the state number lotteries, internet gaming and special bingo and today offers a range of games including Lotto 6/49 which is still the most popular game. It also has a property share in daughter company Casinos Slovakia and is therefore involved in the casino gaming market.
It is legal to gamble on the internet in Slovakia and licences are also permitted to foreign gaming sites who are taxed heavily for the privilege. Today there are around 133 sites which offer game play to Slovakians in both Slovak and English languages.
TIPOS saw its sales revenue reach SKK8.8bn in 2008 an increase of SKK1.1bn on the previous years figures. Number lotteries with sales of SKK5.27bn had the biggest share of sales whilst the LOTO was the most successful in this group with sales of SKK2.96bn.
The National lottery is a joint stock
companywhose founder and
shareholders is the Slovak Republic
although since 1994 has solely been
represented by the Ministry of Finance.
TIPOS (national
lottery)was set up in December 1992with a share capital of SKK4mwhich by 2008 had reached
SKK11m.During its 16 years in business it has contributed
more than SKK7.4bn to the state budget.
TIPOS began its internet activities in 2002 by offering e-keno and e-tipos under a licence granted by the Ministry of Finance.
Internet games are now operated exclusively through the internet network and via the official page
www.tipos.sk. Players must register their details to play and the operator then creates the players account on the registration and payment portal where the wagers are paid for and prizes received.
The types of games offered via the internet include: eKurz/
Tipkurz.sk which is the internet fixed odds betting game for sports and social events. This was launched in February 2005 and covers a whole range of sports from football, hockey, bowls, cricket and badminton. In 2008 the site saw total wagers of SKK436m with prizes of SKK385m paid out.
Tipclub offers e-Keno which was launched in October 2002 and is a number lottery. A wager is five points for one bet with a top prize of SKK50,000 for 10 matches. Total wages for e-keno in 2008 came to SKK87,770 with SKK7,476 in prizes.
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