Czech Republic to bring down the hammer gambling
Under the new strategy, which is in force until the end of 2018, the word ‘drugs’ has been replaced with “addictive substances and gambling” in order for extra measures to be taken against such activities.
Vobořil highlighted that citizens have high access to gambling facilities.
He claimed that last year there were 7.5 gambling machines per 1,000 inhabitants in the Czech Republic, a ratio that is much higher than in neighboring countries Slovakia, Germany and Poland.
In addition, 2012 saw Czechs place a total of US$ 635 million in online bets with licensed gambling operators, with this figure approximately the same for wagers placed with untaxed foreign gambling websites.
Up to 170,000 adults in the country are at risk of problem gambling while 80,000 of these individuals may have developed gambling addiction issues. The results of the strategy are due to be evaluated in March 2019.
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