Key Takeaways
- The Czech government has approved three new bills related to gambling, one of which raises gambling taxes to a maximum of 35%.
- A positive change is that the new laws will establish a licensing system for offshore operators to offer online poker and other gambling activities under the auspices of the national regulator.
- The new laws were originally intended to come into force on January 1 2016, but Finance Minister Babis has said that the need to secure EU approval and to tender for a new monitoring system means that the laws are more likely to come into force at the beginning of 2017.
The Czech government has approved three new bills related to gambling, one of which raises gambling taxes to a maximum of 35%.
