🇨🇿 Czech Republic gambling license check

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Czech Republic licenses online gambling through Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic, and every real MF licence can be confirmed in the authority's public register. If a casino claims a Czech Republic permit, the register linked below settles it in under two minutes.

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How to verify a Czech Republic license

  1. Open the latest edition of the Ministry of Finance list of legal gambling operators and download its spreadsheet
  2. Find the casino's exact domain in an Internet column. Every licensed internet operator in the list uses a .cz domain
  3. Check that the company in the same row matches the operator named on the casino site
  4. Check that the column for the game you want to play, for example technical games for slots, carries a permit mark
  5. Search the domain in the latest block list of unauthorised internet games on mf.gov.cz
  6. On the casino site, look for the published basic permit, which every licensed operator must show

License types in Czech Republic

Lotteries, fixed-odds betting, totalisator games, bingo, technical games and live games may all be run as internet games in the Czech Republic, and each needs two permits from the Ministry of Finance. An introductory permit establishes that the operator is eligible, and a basic permit then authorises one type of game. A basic permit is issued for at most six years and cannot be transferred. The operator must be a legal person seated in the Czech Republic, another EU state or an EEA state, with equity of at least 50 million Czech koruna.

  • Lotteries
  • Fixed-odds betting
  • Totalisator games
  • Bingo
  • Technical games, such as reel games and electronic roulette played on a server over the internet
  • Live games, such as roulette, card games and dice played against a croupier or other players

Key facts about the MF regime

  • The edition of the legal operator list valid on 1 October 2026 names 47 operators, 29 of them licensed for internet games on 29 .cz domains
  • The ministry's block list of unauthorised internet games held 3,554 websites in its edition of 5 October 2026
  • Internet providers must block a website on the block list from the fifteenth day after it is entered
  • Payment providers may not process payments to or from a payment account on the block list from the fifteenth day after it is entered
  • A basic permit is issued for at most six years
  • Every operator lodges a deposit of 20, 70, 150 or 300 million Czech koruna, depending on how much gambling tax it pays
  • A licensed site must publish its basic permit and the game plan of every game it offers

What the license means for players

Licensed operators may not let anyone under 18 play. Every internet player must register with an identity check, and the operator checks the Ministry of Finance register of excluded persons at registration and at every login. Players set their own daily and monthly limits on stakes and net losses, the number of logins and the time spent logged in. A tighter limit takes effect at once, while a looser one waits until the seventh day. Each site must offer a button that blocks play for 48 hours, and a player can ask to be entered in the register of excluded persons for at least one year. Deposits come only from a payment account in the player's own name held in the EU or EEA.

Red flags and fake MF claims

  • The domain is not in any Internet column of the latest Ministry of Finance list of legal operators
  • The casino uses a domain that does not end in .cz while claiming a Czech licence
  • The domain appears on the Ministry of Finance block list of unauthorised internet games
  • The site does not publish its basic permit or the game plan
  • The site offers casino games but the operator's row shows no permit for technical games or live games
  • The site lets you play without registering and proving your identity, or accepts players under 18

Legal status and tax

Gambling in the Czech Republic is governed by Act No. 186/2016 Coll. on gambling, in force since 1 January 2017. The Ministry of Finance grants and revokes permits, supervises compliance, runs the register of excluded persons and keeps the block list of unauthorised internet games. Its department for process agendas and gambling regulation publishes both lists. The Customs Administration supervises licensed and illegal gambling, and the Customs Office for the Plzeň Region handles offences in internet gambling.

Gambling tax under Act No. 187/2016 Coll. is 35 percent for lotteries and technical games and 30 percent for fixed-odds betting, totalisator games, bingo and live games, the same online and land-based. These rates apply since 1 January 2024, when Act No. 349/2023 Coll. raised the 23 percent rate on everything except lotteries and technical games. The base is stakes received minus winnings paid, and the tax is assessed per calendar quarter by the Specialised Tax Office.

Frequently asked questions

Who regulates online gambling in Czech Republic?

Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic, usually shortened to MF, oversees gambling in Czech Republic. Lotteries, fixed-odds betting, totalisator games, bingo, technical games and live games may all be run as internet games in the Czech Republic, and each needs two permits from the Ministry of Finance. An introductory permit establishes that the operator is eligible, and a basic permit then authorises one type of game. A basic permit is issued for at most six years and cannot be transferred. The operator must be a legal person seated in the Czech Republic, another EU state or an EEA state, with equity of at least 50 million Czech koruna.

How do I check if a casino holds a Czech Republic license?

Open the official register on mf.gov.cz and search for the operator. The Ministry of Finance publishes its list of legal gambling operators as a dated spreadsheet, one edition on the first day of each month and extra editions after changes. The edition valid on 1 October 2026 lists 47 operators, 29 of them with at least one internet permit, each on its own .cz domain. For every operator the list shows the company, its company number, its seat and, per game type, the date the permit took legal force, marked PM, and the date it took effect, marked Ú. It shows no licence numbers and no expiry dates, and there is no search for a single domain. The ministry also publishes a separate block list of unauthorised gambling websites. A real licensee appears there under its own name.

What does a MF license mean for players?

Licensed operators may not let anyone under 18 play. Every internet player must register with an identity check, and the operator checks the Ministry of Finance register of excluded persons at registration and at every login. Players set their own daily and monthly limits on stakes and net losses, the number of logins and the time spent logged in. A tighter limit takes effect at once, while a looser one waits until the seventh day. Each site must offer a button that blocks play for 48 hours, and a player can ask to be entered in the register of excluded persons for at least one year. Deposits come only from a payment account in the player's own name held in the EU or EEA.

How do I spot a fake Czech Republic license claim?

The domain is not in any Internet column of the latest Ministry of Finance list of legal operators The casino uses a domain that does not end in .cz while claiming a Czech licence The domain appears on the Ministry of Finance block list of unauthorised internet games The site does not publish its basic permit or the game plan The site offers casino games but the operator's row shows no permit for technical games or live games The site lets you play without registering and proving your identity, or accepts players under 18

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