Casinos Austria is a licensed gaming company that operates land based casinos across Austria and forms part of the Casinos Austria and Austrian Lotteries Group. Its casinos are located in Baden, Bregenz, Graz, Innsbruck, Kitzbühel, Kleinwalsertal, Linz, Salzburg, Seefeld, Velden, Vienna and Zell am See. The company was founded in 1968 and trades as Casinos Austria AG. Under its playsponsible programme, the group brings together player protection, corporate social responsibility, sponsoring, correct game handling, measures against corruption and money laundering, data protection and security, with protective measures adapted to each form of play and venue. A code of conduct forms the basis of the group's compliance management. Sponsoring of social, sporting and cultural causes in Austria has been part of the company since its foundation.
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