Czech Republic Gaming Board

The Gaming Board in the Czech Republic regulates all types of gambling, including online and land-based casinos. Online gambling is legal and regulated by the region’s gambling laws.

In 1990, a law on lotteries set the framework for Czech gambling. In 2012, a Lottery Act revised the regulations for lotteries, online casinos, and other forms of gambling.

Both unlicensed and licensed online casinos competed in the growing gambling market. In 2017, a new law was introduced, which was designed to curtail unlicensed operators and address some of the outdated regulations in the previous statutes.

Licensing is still in the early stages. In 2017, PokerStars was the first to receive an operating license in the country. Since that time, a number of online casinos have provided licensed digital gaming services to Czech citizens.