DATA PER REGION Annual report 2019
drogy-info.cz - 1.1.2020
REGION Praha
Středoĉesky Jihoĉesky Plzeňsky
Karlovarsky Ustecky
Liberecky
Kralovehradecky Pardubicky Vysoĉina
Jihomoravsky Olomoucky Zlinksy
Moravskoslezsky TOTAL
No. of slots
4,236 3,88
2,677 4,098 2,243 4,005 1,862 1,456 1,235 657
4,078 2,414 1,689 2,336
36,874
No. of gaming venues (total)
102 146 63
102 80
153 63 63 47 24 99 79 56 85
1,162 No. of casinos
86 62 34 55 24 81 34 16 17 7
47 41 32 44
580
No. of gaming halls No. of (Herny)
16 84 29 47 56 72 29 47 30 17
52 38 24 41
582
208 132 115 80
179 75 66 72 63
243 182 161 387
2,188
Te second wave caused the government to tighten restrictive measures and a 30 day state of emergency was declared on October 5 and by October 9 casinos were forced to close down once again alongside schools and most non-essential shops whilst restaurants and bars can only provide takeaway services.
have to be set up with registration process to include identity, any self restriction measure and payment methods. A maximum of CzK5,000 in 24 hours is allowed for cash deposits.
Te lacklustre gambling market seems to echo the general Czech economy at the moment. Previously Czech’s economy was thriving. 2017 was a bumper year and GDP rose to 4.5 per cent and the country was soaring. And then Covid arrived.
Lockdown and disrupted supply chains has had a huge adverse impact on the economy. Te National Bank has predicted GDP will decrease by 8.2 per cent this year. Last year GDP was around 2.5 per cent with a per capita rate of €20,666.
Te first infected person in Czech was confirmed on March 9 and a state of emergency was introduced on March 12 with group gatherings restricted and international travel banned. Restaurants, hotels and most non-essential shops were closed from March 16 although certain businesses could re-open by April 20.
According to the OECD retail sales fell by nine per cent in March year on year and industrial output dropped by 11 per cent. Te once prosperous Czech market economy is led by the automobile industry which was also forced to close down under March lockdowns with supply chain disruption. Te unemployment rate began to rise to around 3.8 per cent whereas previously it has been around two per cent (2019) - one of the lowest rates in Europe.
Initially Czech was praised for its swift response
to the Coronavirus crisis as the curve began to flatten and restrictions were lifted in mid May. It had one of the lowest rates of infection in Europe and had a comprehensive lockdown, mandatory use of masks and a system of staged re-opening with a voluntary track and trace system in place.
Te plan called ‘smart quarantine’ intended to keep the infected at home and was advocated by health minister Adam Vojtech.
But seven months down the line numbers have increased dramatically with around 10,000 to 15,000 new cases spiralling in late October/early November, and the country now has the second highest per capita death rate over seven days in the world. Tere were a total of 492,000 cases by November 23 and 7,200 deaths – half of which have happened in the last few weeks with 150-200 deaths per day.
Health services are struggling, the economy is ailing and there is a huge feeling of unrest with several anti-lockdown protests in the capital.
Te second wave caused the government to tighten restrictive measures and a 30 day state of emergency was declared on October 5 and by October 9 casinos were forced to close down once again alongside schools and most non- essential shops whilst restaurants and bars can only provide takeaway services.
Merkur’s Jan Herrmann said: “We are recording considerable losses in our operating results due to an enormous fall in sales and ongoing costs with only partial reimbursement programmes by the government during the lockdown months.
NEWSWIRE / INTERACTIVE / MARKET DATA P41
bookmakers 225
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