TIPOS, a joint-stock company, was established by the foundation deed concluded on December 11th, 1992. The company started to operate on January 1st, 1993. The nominal capital was SKK 4 million. At present, the nominal capital of the company is SKK 11 million. The company has been established for unlimited period of time.
The subject of the activities of the company is the operation of number lotteries and betting games in pursuance of the corresponding provisions of the Act of Slovak National Council (SNR) No. 194/1990 col., on lotteries and other similar games, in the wording of changes and amendments, and according to the licenses of the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic issued for these activities.
Since its establishment, the company has been operating the number lotteries ŠPORTKA, ŠANCA, MATES and STÁVKA 5 of 40 on the basis of the licenses issued by the Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic.

Cypriot Company Is Reportedly Withdrawing From Agreement With Tipos
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (December 8, 2008) - Cypriot company Lemikon has withdrawn from its agreement with Slovakia's state-owned lottery and betting company Tipos, Slovak Finance Minister Jan Pociatek is reported to have confirmed on Monday....................Subscribers

Tipos Debt Swells to Sk2.3 Billion
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (December 3, 2008) -- According to the contract that the state lottery company Tipos signed with Športka, which recently won a lawsuit accusing Tipos of stealing its know-how, the amount of damages that the state – which is the majority shareholder in Tipos – must pay has already increased from Sk1.9 billion to Sk2.3 billion..................Subscribers

Finance Minister Survives No-Confidence Vote Over Bungled Lottery Case
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (December 3, 2008) -- Slovakia's finance minister survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday as the opposition, accusing him of costing the state millions of dollars...................Subscribers

Decisions in Tipos Caused Political Disagreement
SLOVAKIA (November 27, 2008) -- The Ministry of Finance, the Sole Shareholder of National Lottery company Tipos, has reportedly offered assistance to the company...............Subscribers

Slovakia Could Have Lost Sk3.5 Billion in Tipos Case
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (November 27, 2008) - If Slovakia allowed state-owned betting and lottery company Tipos to go bankrupt, it could have lost as much as Sk3.5 billion (€116.17 million), and the lotteries would have to stop for...................Subscribers

Finance Minister to Imitate Court Action over Lottery Company Tipos
SLOVAKIA (November 24, 2008) -- Finance Minister Jan Pociatek announced that he intends to take opposition Slovak Democratic Christian Union MP and former Finance Minister Ivan Miklos to court over the scandal involving Slovak betting and lottery company Tipos...............Subscribers

Calls for Government to Prevent Lottery Payout to Czech Businessman
SLOVAKAI (November 25, 2008) -- Parliamentary opposition parties the SDKÚ-DS and the KDH are asking Prime Minister Robert Fico to prevent Slovakia’s largest lottery company, Tipos, from paying Sk2 billion (€66.38 million) to a Czech businessman...............Subscribers

Highest JACKPOT in the History of Slovakia
SLOVAKIA (November 10, 2008) --Betting outlets all around Slovakia experience a huge wave of customers these days. It was caused by the highest JACKPOT in the history of Slovakia, which wasn’t won on Sunday again and for Wednesday’s drawing on 12th November 2008 it will be in the amount of SKK 256,312,100 (€8,508,003).....................Subscribers

National Lottery Company Tipos Faces Large Fine
SLOVAKIA (November 11, 2008) -- A €58 million EURO penalty, plus a ban of the use of the know-how which is the basis of the most profitable lottery in Slovakia....................Subscribers

TIPOS, National Lottery Company, Inc. Has Reached Its Best Results in History in 2007
BRATISLAVA, Slovak republic (March 5, 2008) -- Year 2007 was a real successful story for company TIPOS, national lottery company, a.s. in all important economic indicators........Subscribers

Tipos Revenues From Lotteries Increased to Sk7.7bn in 2007
Prizes Paid Out by Slovak Company Tipos Up at Sk5.1bn in 2007
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (February 22 (CTK) - Slovak national lottery company Tipos paid out prizes worth Sk5.1bn to Slovaks last year, up from Sk3.31bn in 2006............Subscribers

Lottery Company Poised for Another Record Breaking Year
SLOVAKIA (November 4, 2007) -- During the eight (8) weeks of lottery fever caused by the record-breaking Lotto jackpot, players spent..............Subscribers

Court Orders Lottery Company to Pay to Rival Sk1.5 Billion Compensation
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (March 30, 2007) - National lottery company Tipos a.s. has reportedly been ordered to pay Sk1.5 billion to former lottery operator Sportka, following a court verdict..........................Subscribers

Tipos Lottery Sales Climb to Record Level
SLOVAKIA (February 17, 2007) -- The 2006 sales of Tipos, Slovakias’ largest lottery company, climbed to a record level of over Sk5 billion for the first time in the company’s history...............................Subscribers

National Lottery Company Sales Exceed Sk5bn For The First Time
Slovak lottery firm Tipos ups sales by one-third to Sk5bn in 2006
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (February 2, 2007) -- Sales at Slovak national lottery company Tipos exceeded Sk5bn for the first time last year, the company said today. The operation of lotteries brought in Sk5.03bn in 2006, a growth of about one-third compared with the previous year...............................Subscribers

Case is Unique in Slovakia’s Lottery History
SLOVAKIA (September 1, 2006) -- Slovakia is looking for its latest multi-millionaire. The player who selected all six jackpot numbers and won nearly Sk30 million in a recent Tipos lottery draw has reportedly failed to collect their winnings............................Subscribers

Tipos Players Will Never be Poisoned by This Mushroom!
SLOVAKIA (July 25, 2006) -- Instant game Muchotrávka is a classical instant lottery with money prizes. It has been launched by TIPOS, National Lottery Company, Joint-stock company, Slovakia..............................Read the full story at: Vol.36 No.4

National Lottery Takes Bets on General Elections
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, Central Europe (June 7, 2006) -- For the first time, Slovaks will be able to bet on the results of general elections this year...........................Subscribers

Tipos Lottery Sales up 30% Last Year
SLOVAKIA (February 14, 2006) – Tipos, Slovakia's largest lottery company, recorded an almost 30-percent growth in sales from lottery operations in 2005 to Sk3.8 billion ............................Subscribers