Graf among billionaires

The annual Bloomberg Billionaires list has listed Novomatic president Johann Graf at number 157 in the world.

Graf is quoted as having a worth of US$7.8bn, an increase of 64 per cent in the past year.

The US-based city financial analyst organisation notes that Novomatic employs 23,000 people, has 232,000 gaming machines and controls 1,500 gambling locations around the world.