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EMEA - CROATIA
According to data from the Ministry of Finance there are 15 government approved companies which have the right to operate casinos. Until very recently there were 13 casinos open, but today that figure is down to eight as many are either inactive or have been transferred into Automat Club status. It is understood however more casinos will open soon.
casino games have been added and in the first 30 days the lottery had 6,000 registered players via the internet. In 2012 the lottery selected Intralot after an
international tender process as its partner for the new i-casino project and the two companies will jointly manage the interactive casino business on a shared profit basis for the first four years. Intralot Interactive and Microgaming have
provided the necessary hardware and software and the i-casino project provides various table, slots game, poker and multiplayer bingo. Te year 2014 saw 20 jackpot winners with a
record Eurojackpot win of HRK131m. Lotto 7/39 is the oldest and most popular game and has been played since 1985 and in 2014 players scooped almost HRK190m in prizes. Play is via Points of Sale at retail outlets plus
via Quick Pick online. Since September 2010 games have been offered via the internet and up until the end of 2014 there were 173,000 registered players. In 2014 mobile application Lottery HL Score
Mobile and Alarm was installed over 54,000 times so players could access betting play via their mobile phones. Players simply scan their betting slip to receive information. 2014 saw the launch of a new project called Square of Happiness whilst 2015 saw the launch
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of several projects including virtual betting with the HL terminals, Live i-casino launch – the first legal internet casino in Croatia
Types of games include:
l Lottery Games – EuroJackpot; Lotto 7/39, Super 7 and Joker; Lotto 6/45 and Joker
l TV Bingo l Keno – twice daily draw with various games on i-keno.
l Betting – live betting on various sports – football, tennis, volleyball, sports betting (football, basketball, hockey, tennis) and lotto (on the various worldwide lotteries)
l Internet games – i-casino – various casino games to play online. HL Club is a rewards loyalty programme which players can join for free to be awarded more points depending on the amount you play. Lott betting – playing the worldwide lotteries online and lottery games – access online to the various Croatia lottery games.
l Casino International – Te lottery also operates this casino in Zagreb.
l Slot Halls – 6 slot halls – Arena, Gospic, Osijek II, Virovitica, Vukovar and Zabok
Total revenues in 2014 for the Croatian
Lottery amounted to HRK484m whilst profit before tax was HRK22m – an increase of 40
percent on 2013 figures when profit reached HRK15.7m. Profit after tax was HRK16.3m (48 percent higher than 2013 figures) In 2014 the total sales for the lottery
amounted to HRK1.79bn of which HRK273.8m were from internet sales (23.21 percent). Tis is compared to a total turnover of HRK1,27bn in 2013. Lottery turnover was HRK654.8m whilst
sports betting turnover was HRK525m. Of the lottery games the Eurojackpot is responsible for over 32 percent of sales followed by the Loto 7/39 with 25 percent.
CASINOS AND SLOTS Gaming in Croatia dates back to the mid 1960s
when several Western style gaming venues were established and around five or six casinos. Te first casino to open in Croatia was Casino Rosalia in Opatija in 1963. Today, according to data from the Ministry of
Finance states there are 15 government approved companies which have the right to operate casinos. Until very recently there were 13 casinos open, but today that figure is down to eight as many are either inactive or have been transferred into Automat Club status. It is understood however more casinos will open soon. Meanwhile there are 49 companies licensed
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