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Regulator: Czech Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic (MFČR) is the central regulator of gambling. It is it that issues permits, monitors compliance with the law, maintains key registers of responsible play and organizes the blocking of illegal online and payments. For players, this is a guarantor of transparent rules and protected payments, for operators - a single point of responsibility and an understandable "corridor" of requirements.
1) Regulator mandate: what exactly MFČR regulates
All formats: lotteries, bets, bingo, technical games (machines), live games (casinos), remote online games.
Online and offline: Licensing, technical certification and ongoing supervision are equally important.
Responsible play (RG): age control, limits, informing, register of excluded persons.
Enforcement: inclusion of illegal sites in the "black lists" of domains and payment details, sanctions and regulations.
2) Licensing: input filter to market
Requirements for the applicant: transparent ownership structure, source of capital, absence of conflicts and sanctions, compliance plan (KYC/AML/RG).
Specifications: RNG/terminal certification, integration with reporting interfaces of the regulator, data protection and event logging.
Finance and guarantee measures: capital adequacy, insurance/guarantees for obligations, correct calculation of taxes and fees.
Term and volume: licenses are issued by category of games; product modifications require approvals and/or additional certification.
3) Online supervision: extraterritoriality and traffic control
The principle of "target = jurisdiction": if the site/application focuses on players from the Czech Republic, he is considered to be playing a game in the country and must have a Czech license.
Registry of locks: MFČR publishes a list of illegal domains; communication providers are required to restrict access within a specified time frame.
Payment filter: payment organizations are prohibited from operations in favor of the "black list" of accounts of illegal operators.
Supervisory information system: the regulator accepts operator reporting data (transactions, sessions, incidents), analyzes anomalies and runs checks.
4) Responsible play and player protection
Register of excluded persons: a centralized base with which all licensed operators must check before admission to the game; self-exclusion or exclusion on grounds of law.
Self-monitoring tools: personal limits on deposits/expenses/time, "reality checks," timeouts and long-term locks.
Transparency: Displays game rules, probabilities/parameters (RTP), bonus conditions, and cashout in a comprehensible form.
Youth and vulnerable groups: mandatory age verification, advertising restrictions, prohibitions on misleading statements ("guaranteed profit").
5) Offline control: cities, zones and inspections
The role of municipalities: cities determine zoning (where halls can/cannot be located), opening hours and local restrictions; MFČR takes this card into account when issuing/renewing permits.
Inspections: checks of cash registers, terminals, accounting, customer identification and compliance with RG rules; prescriptions and fines for violations.
Hall standards: video surveillance, staff training (KYC/RG/de-escalation), player information materials.
6) KYC/AML: identification and traceability of agents
Before admission to the game (online - before the first deposit), the operator is obliged to confirm the identity and age of the player.
Payment traceability: replenishment/withdrawal - only to accounts belonging to the same person; monitoring of suspicious transactions; reporting on AML/CTF triggers.
Storage and access to data: protected logs, encryption, access control; providing data to the regulator on demand and in automatic mode.
7) Advertising and Communications
Allowed with restrictions: age filters, prohibition of "aggressive" targeting and misleading statements, mandatory RG messages.
Bonuses and promo: clear T&C (vager, terms, minimum odds), prohibition to hide essential conditions in small print.
Sanctions for violations: fines, suspension of activity, revocation of license for systematic violators.
8) Sanctions and enforcement
Administrative measures: fines, orders to eliminate violations, blocking domains/payments.
Licensing measures: product restriction, temporary suspension, revocation of permission.
Interdepartmental interaction: the regulator coordinates with law enforcement agencies, financial intelligence, tax and payment market regulators.
9) Public reporting and data
Regular publications: lists of licensed operators, updates of "black lists," aggregated market indicators.
Open contacts: receiving appeals from citizens and players on issues of payments, advertising, access of minors, violations of RG/AML.
Market health metrics: sewerage (share of legal turnover), stability of tax revenues, uptime and incidents, coverage with limits and self-exclusion.
10) International cooperation
EU agenda: implementation of European AML/consumer protection requirements and exchange of practices.
Cross-border supervision: interaction with regulators of neighboring countries by domain, payment routes and advertising campaigns.
Standards of technical supervision: joint work on RNG certification, anti-fraud approaches and data security.
11) Trends until 2030: tech supervision and "soft" UX RG
Biometrics and e-ID in KYC to speed up time-to-play while maintaining verification quality.
Registry and limits via API: uniform interfaces for cross-operator limits and real-time self-exclusion.
Fast local payments under strict AML and confirmation of the owner of the means of payment.
Public dashboards: more aggregated data on sewers, RG interventions and enforcement.
12) Short memo
Players: check that the site is licensed in the Czech Republic; use limits/timeouts and, if necessary, the register of excluded persons.
Operators: Build the product around the requirements of MFČR: impeccable KYC/AML, integration with registries, understandable advertising and transparent payments.
To municipalities and partners: synchronize city rules with national registers and inform residents about safe play.
The Czech Ministry of Finance is the "core" of gambling regulation: it sets the rules for entry, provides tech supervision and is responsible for responsible gaming tools and the fight against the illegal online segment. Such a model combines tight control with technological transparency and maintains a balance of interests of the state, business and society: protected players, predictable operators and a legal, managed market.