product range under the new online gaming law.
Vaclav Sochor at Tipsport said: “Te new laws will bring in necessary provisions for creating a non-discriminatory business environment, blocking of Czech bank accounts of illegal foreign operators, blocking of their internet pages and (already enforced) ban on advertising of illegal companies.
“With all three provisions in place we are ready to welcome new competitors, should they want
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Fortuna is Czech’s second largest betting firm and has around one third of the market and was founded in 1990 with Penta Investments becoming the owner in 2005. After an IPO Penta’s subsidiary Fortbet Holdings has the majority 67.3 per cent stake in the company.
Te Fortuna Entertainment Group has become the largest Central European betting operator.
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Although originally just in Czech it now operates in Slovak and Polish markets.
In Czech the company offers its products via subsidiaries and affiliated branches such as Fortunky and the company has a 30 per cent share with 1,532 points of sale for sports betting across Czech, Slovakia and Poland of which 633 (251 outlets and 382 partner outlets) are in Czech plus 1,550 lottery terminals in Czech.
In 2011 Fortuna launched a numerical lottery in
There are over 2,000 castles, keeps and castle ruins in the Czech Republic. It is regarded as the castle capital of the world. Prague Castle is the largest castle complex in the world, spanning 70,000sq.m.
The country has a total of 46 airports with paved runways with six of them providing international air services. The main international airport of Czech Republic is Václava Havla International Airport
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