Novomatic celebrates 'New Casino FlaminGO Gala'

The Casino FlaminGO Hotel complex is situated in the south of Macedonia directly on the Greek border and creates a new entertainment attraction for the region: with a live casino gaming offering, a 5-star hotel with 58 rooms and wellness offering as well as two restaurants, a selection of bars, a night club and an event stage. The Casino FlaminGO’s premium gaming entertainment offering includes 440 slots, 10 American Roulette tables and 16 card tables ranging from Black Jack to Caribbean Stud Poker and Ultimate Texas Hold'em Poker. Opening hours are 24/7 with first class service and assistance in Greek, Macedonian and English through expert staff at all times.

The ‘New Casino FlaminGO Gala’ was Niki Lauda’s first appearance as a brand ambassador at an official Novomatic event. Due to his great popularity in southern Europe he was already warmly welcomed by his fans at the airport and took his time signing autographs. Niki Lauda also enjoyed himself at the gala event – admitting that for him, too, this event was a premiere: “I’ve never been to a casino before.”  

The Novomatic Group acquired the FlaminGO casino and hotel complex from an Austrian investor in autumn 2013 and has since adapted the premises – amounting to a total investment of 25 Million Euros. Apart from the casino the Novomatic Group operates 33 electronic casinos in a market of 65 legal operations in Macedonia – a further six operations are planned to open within the next two months.

The initial expenditures of the Novomatic Group in Macedonia already amount to 40 million Euros making the Group the second biggest Austrian investor in Macedonia and today providing employment for 1,000 staff. The firm’s CEO Franz Wohlfahrt: “We have already made significant investments in the Macedonian market, as it is a strictly regulated gaming market with an excellent business potential that is based on a sound legal framework. The Macedonian live casino market is currently limited to three large casino operations only, which cannot supply the great demand for sophisticated gaming entertainment. Therefore we have projected additional investments amounting to 10 million Euros for the further expansion of the Casino FlaminGO as well as the Novomatic infrastructure in the country.”