CASINOS Casinos opened in Austria back in 1934 when Baden, Salzburg and Kitzbühel opened their doors. In 1967 Österreichische Spielbanken AG (renamed Casinos Austria in 1985) was established, and this company took over the operation of the casinos and has held the sole concession in Austria for casino operations ever since. In 2010, the number of land-based casino
licences granted was increased from 12 licences to 15. Te existing 12 licences were divided into two ‘packages’ of six for city casino locations and rural casino locations and are found in Baden, Bregenz, Graz, Innsbruck, Kitzbuhel, Kleinwalsertal, Linz, Salzburg, Seefeld, Velden, Vienna and Zell am See. Six of the licences expire at the end of 2027, and the remaining in 2030. Te group operates a total of almost 200 gaming
tables and just over 2,000 slots across the casinos in Austria. Tere are no restrictions on stakes or payouts in casinos. Te casinos see around three million visitors annually. At the time, three additional licences were
granted by the BMF in a separate tender in 2014, but this was later cancelled by the Federal Ad- ministrative Court. Technically, there are 15 licences available. Te company also operates 12 gaming operations in eight countries via Casinos Austria International,