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Slovenia – Novomatic buys ninth Slovenian casino in Casino Riviera
By Phil - 21 October 2019
Novomatic has bought Casino Riviera in the seaside resort of Portorož, in Slovenia’s South West, taking its total number of Slovenian casinos to nine out of the 26 casinos operating in the country.
Novomatic subsidiary Novo Investicije bought Casino Princess in Nova Gorica in June from Turkish operator Princess Group International.
In the past few years, Novomatic has bought casinos in Kongo near Grosuplje just south-east of Ljubljana and Lev in Ljubljana from Slovenian entrepreneur Joc Pečečnik. Under the Admiral Slovenija brand, the Austrian group also operates Admiral Casino Mediteran casinos and hotels in Kozina, Casino Carnevale in kofije, Casino Poetovio in Ptuj and slot halls Casino Joker in Maribor and Casino Tivoli in Lesce.
Novo Investicije, which employs more than 300 people, last year generated €32m in GGR, marking a 60 per cent rise on the year before, as net loss increased by 171 per cent to €2.17m.
