Finance Ministry allows Czech firms to bring in internet gambling

Czech betting firms are to be allowed to operate internet gambling for the first time. Following lobbying from the country’s biggest betting companies, the Finance Ministry decided to allow five firms to introduce on-line gambling. Currently Czech firms are losing out as punters in this country bet on websites based in other states. Gamblers who wish to bet on-line will first have to register in person at bricks and mortar betting shops, a Finance Ministry spokesperson said.