The commercial company TIPOS, national lottery company, a.s. was set up by the establishment contract concluded on 11 December 1992. The company was registered in the Companies Register of the District Court Bratislava I, on 28 January 1993 with the share capital of SKK 4 million. In 2006 the share capital of the company reached SKK 11 million.
The main business activity of the company is operating of the state lottery especially number lotteries, gambling games on internet and special bingo under the provisions of Act No. 171/2005 Coll. on gambling games the change and amendments of some Acts and according to the individual licenses issued by the Ministry of Finance of Slovak Republic. The company has been doing business on Slovak lottery market, by its own business activity or per daughter companies under the stated Act on gambling games, in the strong competitive environment of operators of instant lotteries, fixed odd betting, wining machines and gambling games in casinos.
Slovak Republic represented by the Ministry of Finance of Slovak Republic is the only shareholder of the company registered in the evidence of securities managed by the Central Depository of Securities SR, a.s
Company shareholders
Company TIPOS, national lottery company, a.s. was set up by these shareholders:
- Ministry of Finance of Slovak Republic,
- Ministry of Education and Science of Slovak Republic,
- Ministry of Culture of Slovak Republic,
- Slovak Association of Physical Culture,
At the General Meeting of the company on 26 August 1994 the shareholders agreed to transfer the shares of the company to the state which is represented by the Ministry of Finance of Slovak Republic. Since 1. September 1994 the company TIPOS, national lottery company, a.s. has been the incorporated company with the only one shareholder, the Ministry of Finance of Slovak Republic.
TIPOS, national lottery company, Inc. is the regular member of the World Lottery Association – WLA and the regular member of the European Lotteries – EL.