Essential information and facts about Croatia:
Capital
Total Area Population Median age
Ethnic Groups Languages Currency
Zagreb
56,
594sq.km 4.18 million 43.9 years
Religion Roman Catholic (86%), Orthodox, other
Croat (90%), Serb, other Croatian, Serbian, other. Euro
Government type Parliamentary republic Chief of State President Zoran Milanovic (since 2020)
Head of Government Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic (since 2016)
Elections President elected by majority vote. Next due in 2024. Leader of majority party appointed Prime Minister.
Unemployment 6.7% (end 2022) Tourism 18.9m (2022) CASINOS AND SLOT HALLS
Gaming in Croatia began to open in the mid- 1960s when several Western-style gaming venues were established with 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 22 casinos operated by 19 operators (maximum 20 permitted). In addition, 44 companies are licensed to operate 357 slot halls across the country with the largest number found in Zagreb and Split plus 1,330 betting sites and 3,607 self-service betting terminals (data 2020).
Between 2010 and 2017 the slot clubs and casino sector saw an average annual growth of 12 per cent which doubled the annual growth rate of the overall gambling and betting sector. Tere have been a large number of company mergers and today the main slot hall operators include:
Interigre – the local operating company of Gryphon Invest AG, which is a sister company of Novomatic operating gaming venues, online casino games and sports betting in Croatia with a total of two casinos, 93 slot halls and 32 stand- alone betting outlets under the Admiral brand.
Tey offer around 4,000 player positions in total plus 280 active betting terminals found in 136 locations such as betting outlets, slot halls, and coffee shops.
Te group opened the Grand Casino Admiral Zagreb in 2017 which has 211 slots, 33 player positions on automatic roulette tables, and 20 live table games.
Te modern Las Vegas-style casino also hosts a sports bar and restaurant and café and the
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gaming floors cover 3,000sq.m. Te ground floor is dedicated to video slots and a bar whilst the first floor houses the table games, slots, and additional bar.
Tere is a stage for live acts and shows and modern SSBTs. Te Admiral Hotel offers 45 rooms plus business centre, conference halls and meeting rooms, and spa gym.
Te group also operates a second Admiral casino in Zadar with 70 slots and 10 player positions on automatic roulette and eight live tables.
Merkur Casinos– the first Merkur Automat Klub opened in Croatia in 2005 in Zapresic, followed by three more in Zagreb. Zapresic is 243sq.m in size and operates 36 slots and one electronic roulette. Te other three clubs, Club Atlanta, Club Metro, and Club Park all operate 29 slots and one electronic roulette in each.
Other operators include Arena Automat Klub with 19 locations; Riviera Automat Klub with 10 locations; Multi Star Automat Klub with 17 locations; Favbet Automat Klub with 15 locations; Luckia Casino and slot Halls; Vulkan Automat Klub with 40 locations and Maxbet machine club with about 15 halls.
Te slots and casino market saw a revenue decrease in 2020 by 13.9 per cent due to Covid related closures plus issues with high fees and taxes.
Many slot halls are labelled casinos to mislead tourists and the larger live table gaming casinos are often part of huge hotel or spa resort complexes in the tourist zones.
Poker is also legal and live poker and tournaments can be operated at licensed venues. It’s a popular game with tournaments
hosted at the larger casinos with some international tours such as Eureka Poker Tour held in Croatia.
Poker was approved in 2014 and opened up a legalised playing field a year later officially although it wasn’t until 2017 that the first poker room was launched online by SuperSport.
SPORTS BETTING & ONLINE
Previously sports betting was operated under a state monopoly by the lottery and was only permitted in state-owned kiosks. Sports betting arrived in Croatia back in the early 1990s. With eager customers, new companies opened betting chains as the nation opened its arms to the new craze. Croatia at the time had one of the highest densities of betting shops per capita in Europe.
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