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Casinos Austria AG is an Austrian gaming company established in 1967 and headquartered in Vienna. Its core business is the operation of land-based casinos, supported by international gaming activities, shipboard casinos, slot venues, lottery-related products and online gambling. The company operates under the Casinos Austria name in Austria, while its international activities are associated with the Casinos Austria International group. In Austria, the company operates a network of casinos in major cities, resort destinations and tourism centers. Listed locations include Baden, Bad Gastein, Bregenz, Graz, Innsbruck, Kitzbühel, Kleinwalsertal, Linz, Salzburg, Seefeld, Velden, Vienna and Zell am See. These venues combine traditional table games with electronic gaming machines and hospitality-oriented entertainment. The Salzburg casino is located at Schloss Klessheim, while the Vienna casino operates at Palais Esterházy, giving the domestic network a strong connection with historic and tourist-oriented locations. The international business extends beyond Austrian casinos. According to the referenced company description, Casinos Austria and its partners operate approximately 40 land-based casinos in 16 countries, eight shipboard casinos and 15 slot parlors. The broader group has also been associated with lottery products in Argentina and an online gambling platform. Across its gaming-entertainment operations, the group is described as having more than 750 gaming tables and approximately 7,600 gambling machines, although the exact operating footprint may change over time. Casinos Austria has maintained a visible institutional presence in Vienna. Its headquarters occupied the Palais Ephrussi from 1969 until 2009, after which the company moved to Rennweg 44 in Vienna's third district. The company is privately held rather than publicly traded, and the supplied reference material identifies ÖBAG and other shareholders among its ownership interests. The brand's positioning centers on regulated gaming, casino hospitality and destination entertainment rather than on a single consumer product. Its offering spans table games, gaming machines, casino hospitality, online gaming and related lottery or gaming services. The international portfolio has included operations such as Casino Canberra and The Reef Hotel Casino in Australia, Grand Casino Belgrade in Serbia, Grand Casino Brussels in Belgium and Grand Casino Luzern in Switzerland. Some international properties are operated with partners, so the brand's exact ownership and management role can differ by venue. Casinos Austria therefore represents both a national Austrian casino network and a wider gaming-services group. Its principal points of differentiation are its long operating history, broad Austrian geographic coverage, presence in established tourist destinations and international extension through Casinos Austria International.

Casinos Austria AG was founded in 1967 as an Austrian gaming company and developed a casino network serving both domestic customers and visitors to Austria. The business model was built around licensed casino venues that combined table gaming, electronic gaming and hospitality. During the early period of its development, the company established its headquarters in Vienna. From 1969 through 2009, the headquarters was located in the Palais Ephrussi, a prominent historic building in the city. The company later moved to Rennweg 44 in Vienna's third district. The Austrian network expanded across urban centers and tourism destinations. Its listed casinos include Baden, Bad Gastein, Bregenz, Graz, Innsbruck, Kitzbühel, Kleinwalsertal, Linz, Salzburg, Seefeld, Velden, Vienna and Zell am See. The geographic spread allowed the brand to serve different types of markets, including major cities, alpine resorts and established spa or leisure destinations. Several locations also emphasize architectural or cultural settings: Casino Salzburg operates at Schloss Klessheim, and Casino Wien is located at Palais Esterházy. Casinos Austria subsequently developed an international dimension through Casinos Austria International, working directly or with partners in multiple countries. The referenced description attributes to Casinos Austria and its partners a portfolio of about 40 land-based casinos in 16 countries, together with eight shipboard casinos and 15 slot parlors. Examples of international properties associated with the group include Casino Canberra and The Reef Hotel Casino in Australia, Grand Casino Belgrade, Grand Casino Brussels and Grand Casino Luzern. The international portfolio demonstrates an expansion from a primarily Austrian casino operator into a broader gaming-entertainment organization. The group also diversified beyond conventional casino floors. Its activities have included lottery products in Argentina and an online gambling platform, alongside shipboard gaming. The reference material describes the combined gaming-entertainment operations as comprising more than 750 gaming tables and approximately 7,600 gambling machines. These figures describe the cited group footprint and should not be treated as a permanent current count because venues, partnerships and operating licenses can change. Casinos Austria remains a privately held company. The supplied material identifies Österreichische Beteiligungs AG, commonly known as ÖBAG, and other shareholders among its ownership interests, but it does not provide a complete current ownership schedule. The available sources also do not identify a founder or a complete sequence of chief executives. The brand's continuing identity is consequently best understood through its operating network rather than through a single individual spokesperson. Today, Casinos Austria is associated with a combination of Austrian casino operations and international gaming activities. Its business spans physical casinos, gaming machines, online gambling, shipboard casinos and selected lottery-related products. The company serves a regulated and hospitality-oriented segment of the entertainment industry, with a footprint shaped by licensed venues, tourism locations, partnerships and online distribution.

• 2009

  Headquarters moved within Vienna

  [1]Casinos Austriaen.wikipedia.org

  After four decades at Palais Ephrussi, the company moved its headquarters to Rennweg 44 in Vienna's third district.

• 2006

  Grand Casino Brussels opened

  [1]Casinos Austriaen.wikipedia.org

  Grand Casino Brussels, associated with Casinos Austria International, opened on January 19, 2006.

• 1969

  Vienna headquarters established at Palais Ephrussi

  [1]Casinos Austriaen.wikipedia.org

  The company's Vienna headquarters began operating from Palais Ephrussi, where it remained until 2009.

• 1967

  Company founded

  [1]Casinos Austriaen.wikipedia.org

  Casinos Austria AG was established in Austria as a gaming and casino company.

Regulated casino gaming and destination entertainment combining Austrian casino venues with international, shipboard and online gaming operations.

• Casino operations

  Austrian land-based casinos

  The domestic casino network is the brand's principal public-facing offering. It includes venues in Austrian cities, alpine resorts and tourism destinations such as Baden, Bregenz, Graz, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Vienna and Zell am See. The venues provide traditional casino table games, electronic gaming and related hospitality and entertainment services.

• International casino operations

  Casinos Austria International

  Casinos Austria International represents the group's international gaming activities, including land-based casinos operated directly or with partners. The cited portfolio has included properties in Australia, Belgium, Serbia and Switzerland, as well as other markets. The exact composition of the international portfolio can vary with ownership, management agreements and licensing arrangements.

• Shipboard gaming

  Shipboard casinos

  The group has operated casino facilities on passenger ships. Shipboard casinos extend the company's gaming model beyond fixed destination venues and form part of the international gaming-entertainment portfolio described in the reference material.

• Online gambling

  Online gambling platform

  Casinos Austria has an online gambling offering complementing its physical casino network. The available reference identifies an online gambling platform but does not provide a complete product breakdown, launch date or current market-by-market availability.

• Lottery and gaming services

  Lottery products in Argentina

  The international activities associated with the group have included a range of lottery products in Argentina. The supplied source does not specify the individual games, operating entity or current status of each product.

1. 1Casinos Austriaen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Casinos Austria official websitecasinos.at