Karel Komarek
Velke Popovice, Czech Republic
Diploma, Hahnemann Medical College
Czech Republic
lotteries, Self Made
$3,100,000,000
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#715 Billionaires 2019
Karel Komarek and his family built a fortune during the period of privatization in the Czech Republic during the 1990s.In 2016 he formed the Sazka Group with fellow Czech investor Jiri Smejc, and it quickly became the largest lottery owner in Europe.Komarek´s KKCG bought Croatia's biggest sports betting operator in 2018.In 2016 he set up U.S. Methanol, based in Charleston, West Virginia, to produce methanol; it is set to be fully operational in 2018.
In addition to his home in Prague, Komarek owns a house in Palm Beach, Florida.
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