The company (SMI Software & Messtechnik Institut GmbH) was founded in 1997 by its shareholders Ing. Heinz
Winkelbauer (CEO) and Dr. Harald Hohenberg PhD (attorney)
The company is located in Riesstrasse 146, A-8010 Graz - Ries / Austria.
GLI Austria is an accredited Testing Laboratory/Inspection Body for the analysis of hard- and software-
components of all types of chance and skill game machines, as well as their components
(including hardware, software and peripheral devices)
We support public authorities by checking gaming machines for their conformity
to national and international laws - especially by discrepancies and clarification of
facts in case of discrepansies.
1999
EN ISO 9002 certificated
TUEV Cert. Reg.-Nr.: 20 100 9757
1999
Accredited by the carinthian state government
Accredited Testing Laboratory
Approval criterion of chance gaming machines
2002
Accredited by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour
EN ISO/IEC 17020
Accredited Inspection Body for chance and skill game machines,
as well as their components (including hardware, software and peripheral devices)
ICS-No. 99.020
2003
Accredited by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour
EN ISO/IEC 17025
Accredited Testing Laboratory/Inspection Body for chance and skill game machines,
as well as their components (including hardware, software and peripheral devices)
ICS-No. 99.020
2003
EN ISO 9001:2000 certificated
TUEV Cert. Reg.-Nr.: 20 100 9757
2003
Mr Michael Gruja (expert in game of chance) becomes shareholder
2007
Cooperation of GLI Europe and SMI
GLI Europe becomes new shareholder and gets 50%
of the shares from SMI
01.07.2007
SMI gets a new name:
GLI Austria GmbH
GLI tests all types of gaming machines and systems for their conformity to national
and international regulations and laws.