Online gambling law and regulation in the Czech Republic

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All regulated forms of gambling can be offered online, with the exception of tombola and small card tournaments. Games of chance are considered to be operated in the Czech Republic if they are even partially targeted at persons in the Czech Republic. Online games of chance can be operated by companies with their registered seat in the Czech Republic or another EU/EEA member state, which were granted a basic licence from the Ministry of Finance.

Online games of chance can be operated only via webpages available in the Czech language. Servers and devices used to operate online games of chance must be located in EU/EEA member states. Participation in online games of chance is subject to prior registration of the user, which requires verification of the identity and age of the user (user cannot be younger than 18 years). Each user can have only one user account with the same gambling operator. Online payments to and from the user account are restricted to registered payment methods and transfer of funds between user accounts is prohibited. Cash deposits and withdrawals to and from a user account are restricted to CZK 5,000 (approx. EUR 196) in 24 hours.

Operation of online games of chance without a basic licence is illegal. The Ministry of Finance is entitled to provide for IP blocking of illegal online gambling websites and payment blocking to and from bank accounts used by illegal online gambling operators. The Ministry of Finance maintains a blacklist of illegal online gambling websites. Illegal operation of games of chance is considered an administrative offence punishable with a fine of up to CZK 50,000,000 (approx. EUR 1,961,000).

The blacklist of illegal online gambling websites is available in Czech here.

Last updated: April 2023