Czechs increasingly indulge in online gambling

[The Buzz]

According to a story in today's Prague Daily Monitor, growth in online gambling is a "new phenomenon" in the Czech Republic.

National anti-drug coordinator Jindrich Voboril said on Thursday as he presented the annual gambling report for 2015 that the number of the teenagers who have tried online gambling is on the rise, and without support for prevention and treatment, the regulation of gambling is "insufficient."

While the number of gambling rooms is falling, the number of various games on the Internet is rising. This covers not only bets, but also applications similar to slot machines, Voboril added.

"The number of the underage is rising most rapidly. Thirty percent of teenagers under 17 have tried gambling. The average age of gamblers has fallen," Voboril said.

According to the latest estimates, there are 50,000-100,000 pathological gamblers in the Czech Republic. The figure is similar to that of illegal drug users, Voboril said.

Here's a link to the article: http://www.praguemonitor.com/2016/07...nline-gambling

[ambergambler]

There are some huuuge opportunities in Eastern Europe right now for sure.