Tis is the third decree to regulate gambling in Prague. Te first, back in 2007 permitted only 16 of the city’s 57 districts to offer legal gambling, which saw the number of gambling locations in the city drop from 1,422 to 101 registered today. Te number of gaming terminals also fell from around 16,000 in 2010 in the city to just 4,000 in 2020.
casinos, amusement arcades, Herna bars (gaming halls) or the bars and cafes.
Amusement arcades have been losing their appeal for the last few years and with no drinks licence they are mostly frequented by youngsters who often prefer the video games on offer. Te bars (Pivnice and Hospoda) however, still hosted slots whilst players would also head to the Herna Bars which offered non-stop play.
Lawmakers now want to limit the availability of gambling which they believe will have help clear up the negative social problems.
Tis is the third decree to regulate gambling in P36 NEWSWIRE / INTERACTIVE / MARKET DATA
Prague. Te first, back in 2007 permitted only 16 of the city’s 57 districts to offer legal gambling, which saw the number of gambling locations in the city drop from 1,422 to 101 registered today. Te number of gaming terminals also fell from around 16,000 in 2010 in the city to just 4,000 in 2020.
Although casino venues are permitted to still operate live gaming tables within these 16 districts, many of the venues are expected to shut down once the ban comes into place as they are heavily reliant on the slots compared to table gaming offer. Under the new decree each district can decide whether to ban live games too.
E-gaming is one such company which will be affected. As a developer, provider and indirect operator the company has an operation network in Czech of more than 10,000 VLTs.
Pavel Michalcio of e-gaming said: “Tis regulation will affect everyone in the business. Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and therefore a high percentage of gaming operators and facilities are concentrated here. So this regulation will have a very negative impact on both operators and manufacturers and the whole gaming business.
“How big the consequence will be in the end is the question, because we all believe that it is
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