Atronic

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The Atronic Group is a German manufacturer of casino equipment with an international market presence. The company's headquarters are in Lübbecke . The main development centers are located in Premstätten near Graz (Austria) and Las Vegas (USA).

history

Atronic was founded in 1969 as Motronic in Groß Sankt Florian . The Motronic Electronic GmbH applied for patents to circuits for telecommunications equipment, a random number generator and for controlling slot machines. In the 1980s, Motronic was involved in the development of the Btx terminal MUPID , which turned out to be an economic failure. That was the subject of the Styrian state parliament in 1989 , as the state of Styria was also involved in the MUPID computer company and had supported Motronic with guarantees. Motronic was taken over by the Assmann group of companies, renamed Atronic and pepped up with millions in funding. Atronic was apparently supposed to provide the electronic intelligence for weapon systems from the production of the industrialist Emmerich Assmann (1926–2005), but only manufactured answering machines, remote dialing equipment, search devices for avalanche victims and gaming devices for casinos.

In 1993 the company and the Assmann Group went into bankruptcy. Electronics production was taken over by Seidel Elektronik, Atronic and a 13-strong development team went to the Gauselmann Group , and the new company headquarters was in Lübbecke . Atronic now exclusively developed gaming devices for the casino market. The workforce grew from 13 employees in 1993 to almost 820 worldwide in 2003. In addition to its headquarters in Germany, Atronic had branches in Australia, France, Great Britain, Monaco, Austria, Peru, Russia, South Africa and the USA. In 2003, Atronic took over the French company MIS (Monaco Information Systems) and the Graz-based company GRIPS, which is active in smart card development.

In 2004 the American company GTECH took a 50 percent stake in Atronic. In 2008, the full sale of Atronic to GTECH was completed. The branch in Groß St. Florian was closed, some of the 50 employees were able to switch to the factory in Unterpremstätten , where around 300 employees work. At that time, the entire company employed 800 people. GTECH had also acquired the Canadian company Spielo in 2004 and was taken over by the Italian Lottomatica in 2006 . In 2009 Atronic and Spielo became direct subsidiaries of Lottomatica and in 2011 they were renamed Spielo International .

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Individual evidence

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  10. ↑ ATRONIC takes over the French MIS group , isa-guide.de , March 19, 2003
  11. ↑ US company buys 50 percent of Styrian Atronic gambling , Der Standard , December 16, 2004
  12. ↑ Atronic closes production in Groß St. Florian , ORF.at, April 11, 2012
  13. ↑ Simon Liddle: Leading the way forward , InterGame , February 8, 2012

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