Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:47:11 +0200Czechs expected to bet hundreds of millions of crowns on Olympic Gameshttps://english.radio.cz/czechs-expected-bet-hundreds-millions-crowns-olympic-games-8218335© 2026 Radio Prague International The Summer Olympic Games in Rio kick off this coming Friday and, Czech Radio reports, for many Czechs the Games – with the motto of Stronger, Faster, Higher – will represent more than the Olympic spirit but a chance to bet, and with a little luck, turn a profit. According to the broadcaster, citing bookmakers, during the course of the games Czechs are likely to bet hundreds of millions of crowns. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/sazkova_kancelar1.jpg?timestamp=1691485799 Czechs expected to bet hundreds of millions of crowns on Olympic Games https://english.radio.cz/czechs-expected-bet-hundreds-millions-crowns-olympic-games-8218335 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9