| The joint-stock company SAZKA is the largest
operator of betting games, number and instant lotteries in the territory of the
Czech Republic. In compliance with its mission SAZKA, a.s., maximises funds in
support of public goods, primarily in the area of Czech sports and physical
education. Nine sport-oriented civic associations comprise the company's
shareholders: Czech Sports Association, Czech Sokol Organization, Czech
Association Sport for All, Autoclub of The Czech Republic, Association of
Technical Sports and Activities of the Czech Republic, Czech Olympic Commitee,
Czech Shooting Federation, Association of Sport Unions and Clubs of the Czech
Republic, Orel.
SAZKA, a.s. is a regular member of World
Lottery Association (WLA) and European State Lotteries and
Toto Association (EL).
 Czech Ministry
of Finance Permits Five Domestic Companies to Offer On-Line Odds
Bets
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (December 23, 2008) -- On
December 17,2008, the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic granted
licences to operate Internet odds bets to five domestic companies. The
licences, which come into force on 5 January 2009, have been granted
to.................Subscribers
Lottery Operator Set to Enter
Online Casino Market Ahead of Parliament Vote to Legalize Internet
Gaming
CZECH REPUBLIC (December 11, 2008) -- In what will be
an industry first for the Czech Republic, lottery operator, Sazka, will launch
a fun-gaming casino as politicians seek to legalize Internet gambling. Time is
at a premium and with fierce competition expected in the gambling sector Sazka
is eager to get a firm foothold on the market, should the ban be
overturned.................Subscribers
SAZKA Supports a Programme to Prevent Minors from
Betting
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (November 12, 2008) -- The
Association of Odds Betting Operators in the Czech Republic, a member of which
is also SAZKA, a.s., has launched the Rubikon prevention project, focused
against underage betting..............Subscribers Fast-Draw Games in the SAZKA
Portfolio
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (October 31, 2008) -- Half
a year ago, in April 2008, SAZKA, a.s., launched new fast-draw games –
Kostky (Dice) and Lucky Lines...............Subscribers SAZKA Already Operates 1,100
StarPort Terminals
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (October 23, 2008)
-- SAZKA, a.s., currently operates 1,100 terminals of the StarPort gaming
system, which have been deployed in gambling rooms, restaurants, bars and other
sales points.................Subscribers Customers of Veolia Voda
Česká Republika May Pay Their Water and Sewerage Charges at SAZKA
Lottery Terminals
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (October 13, 2008)
-- SAZKA, a.s., extends its offer of non-lottery services. From 13 October
2008, customers of the companies included in the Veolia Voda Česká
republika group may pay their water and sewerage charges at more than 4,500
SAZKA terminals................Subscribers Stakes Rise by Tens of
Percents Due to SAZKA Club Loyalty Scheme with e-SAZKA Internet
Portal
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (September 26, 2008) -- The
e-SAZKA Internet portal, along with the SAZKA Club (Klub SAZKA) loyalty scheme,
both of which were launched by the company in late January 2008, contributed to
an increase in the amount of odds bets by..............Subscribers SAZKA Launches an Internet
Portal that Offers Casino Games
PRAGUE, Czech Republic
(September 26, 2008) -- The SAZKA joint-stock company has launched new Internet
portal www.casinosazka.cz, which offers casino games. In the initial stage, the
portal offers the Roulette, Blackjack, Poker and Texas Hold’em Poker games
in the “for fun” mode, i.e. without use of real
money................Subscribers Czech Lottery Profit Falls to
CZK823m at End-June
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (September 24,
2008) - The largest Czech lottery company Sazka saw its H1 after-tax profit
fall by CZK 43m yr/yr to CZK 823m and total revenues rose by more than CZK 220m
to CZK 4.22bn...................Subscribers Czechs Spent Record CZK
108.3bn on Betting, Lotteries in 2007
PRAGUE, Czech Republic
(May 28, 2008) - Czechs spent a record Kc108.3bn on betting and lotteries last
year, a year-on-year increase of more than.................Subscribers SAZKA's Regular General
Meeting
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (May 28, 2008) -- The regular
general meeting of SAZKA, a.s. approved the Report on Business Activities and
Assets including the Financial Statement for 2007.............Subscribers Czech Lottery Operator
Sazka’s Profit Down in 2007
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (May
28, 2008) - The largest Czech lottery company Sazka said Wednesday it made net
profit worth Kc1.42bn in 2007, a drop from a record-high profit of Kc1.7bn a
year earlier.............Subscribers SAZKA’s Advertisements
Win the Gold Medal at the Golden Award International Festival in Montreux,
Switzerland
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (May 13, 2008) --
SAZKA’s Helicopter, Skyscraper and Forest spots won another international
award – the Gold Medal in the Television Campaign category at the Golden
Award of Montreux 2008 international advertising
festival........................Subscribers The Czech Advertising Council
Adopts a Provision Eliminating the Advertisements for Lotteries, Bets and Other
Similar Games Operated by Companies Not Licensed to Operate Those Activities by
the Czech Ministry of Finance
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (May 6,
2008) -- Advertising Council, the national advertising self-regulatory
association of media buyers, advertising agencies and media, at the initiative
of SAZKA, a.s., and the Czech Association of Odds Betting Operators, has
adopted an amendment to the Code of Advertising, pursuant to which
“advertisements that promote lotteries and other similar games operated
by entities that are not licensed thereto under applicable law of the Czech
Republic” will be at variance with the Code. The provision primarily
applies to businesses that operate lotteries and other similar games in the
territory of the Czech Republic without a licence from the Ministry of Finance,
and thus illegally................Subscribers SAZKA Launches New Fast Games Including a World
Novelty
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (April 10, 2008) -- SAZKA,
a.s., is launching two new fast games, Kostky (Dice) and Lucky
Lines.....................Read the full story at:
Vol.43 No.3 Czech Betting Company
Profits Up 83% in 2007
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (March 30,
2008) - Betting company Fortuna saw net profit jump by 83 percent to nearly
Kc280m last year and its sales from betting grew by............Subscribers SAZKA Launches New Internet Portal e-SAZKA for Odds Betting and
the SAZKA Club Loyalty Scheme
No Handling Fee
Charged for Bets Prepared on the e-SAZKA Internet Portal
CZECH
REPUBLIC (January 28, 2008) -- The SAZKA joint-stock company launched new
Internet portal e-SAZKA for odds betting and the SAZKA Club (Klub SAZKA)
loyalty scheme today................Read the full
story at: Vol.42 No.5 SAZKA is the
Third Most Successful Firm in the Czech Republic
PRAGUE,
Chez Republic (January 11, 2008) -- SAZKA is the third most successful firm in
the Czech Republic.............Subscribers
Sazka Profit
Down 15% at Kc1.17bn at end-Sept
PRAGUE, Czech Republic
(October 26, 2007) -- Largest Czech lottery organiser and betting company Sazka
has said it made net profit worth...............Subscribers Advertisements of SAZKA Joint-Stock Company Score at Home and
Abroad
CZECH REPUBLIC (October 22, 2007) -- At 14th
International Festival of Advertisements Golden Drum, held on 14 - 19 October
2007 in the Slovenian resort Portorož, three advertising sports of SAZKA,
a.s................Subscribers SAZKA to Partner with the Ukrainian National
Lottery
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (September 21, 2007) -- The
SAZKA joint stock company has agreed on cooperation for the
Ukrainian National Lottery..............Subscribers Sazka Enters Ukrainian Lottery Market
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (September 21, 2007) -- The largest Czech lottery
company Sazka a.s. has agreed on exclusive cooperation with the
Ukrainian National Lottery (UNL) within its
first attempt to expand abroad............Subscribers Czech Lottery’s H1 Profit Down Despite Higher
Revenue
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (August 30, 2007) - The
largest Czech lottery and betting agency, Sazka, netted CZK 864 million in the
first half of the year, down from CZK 1.11bn a year earlier.........Subscribers SAZKA’s Total Scratch Ticket Sales Exceed CZK 6
Billion
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (July 25, 2007) -- The total
sales of SAZKA, a.s., scratch tickets, which were launched in the Czech market
in 1989 for the first time, have exceeded CZK 6 billion............Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.6
JUDr. Aleš Hušák, Chairman of
the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of SAZKA, a.s., Celebrates
his 50th Birthday
CZECH REPUBLIC (July 17, 2007) --
JUDr. Aleš Hušák
(1957), Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of
SAZKA, a.s., celebrates his 50th birthday in July this year.............Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.4
The Long-Term Rating of the Joint Stock Company
SAZKA Is Up Along with Its Bond Rating
PRAGUE, Czech
Republic (July 10, 2007) -- On July 9, 2007, Standard & Poor's moved
up its long-term rating of SAZKA, a.s., from a "B" to a "B+" with a stable
future outlook..........Subscribers Warning -- Amendment to VAT Law for Lotteries Goes Against EU
Legislation
CZECH REPUBLIC (June 6, 2007) -- The Czech
sports associations could soon start receiving more money from its major
source, lottery company Sazka, according to a published report........Subscribers SAZKA Signs Europe's Code of Conduct on Sports
Betting
CZECH REPUBLIC (June 7, 2007) -- The Sazka
joint-stock company has signed the Code of Conduct on Sports Betting,
elaborated at the European Lotteries (EL) association...........Read the full story at: Vol.39 No.12
Lottery News From the Czech
Republic
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (June 7, 2007) - Deputy
Finance Minister Eduard Janota said the upper house made it impossible for
lottery companies including Sazka to claim a VAT refund as this
exception...........Subscribers SAZKA Announce Record-Breaking Economic Results in 2006 at
Regular General Meeting
CZECH REPUBLIC (June 4, 2007) -- In
the last year, SAZKA, a joint-stock company, made the largest net profit in its
history. Revenues reached 10.3 billion CZK, of which sales from the core
business, betting and lottery activities, amounted to 7.9 billion CZK. Compared
to the previous year........Read the full story
at: Vol.39 No.11 Lottery Company
Ups Shareholders' Contributions to Over Kc920m in 2006
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (May 30, 2007) - Czech lottery organiser and betting
company Sazka raised contributions to sports associations by dozens of percent
on the year to more than Kc920m last year........Subscribers Czech Lottery Sazka, a.s. Sees Net Profit Down 22% in
Q1
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (May 16, 2007) – According
to news sources Sazka, a.s. reported a net profit of Kc454.8m in the first
quarter, compared with Kc583.2m a year earlier, which CTK said is a fall of 22
percent year-on-year...........Subscribers SAZKA Shows Record-Breaking Earnings for 2006
Czech Republic (April 3, 2007) -- For 2006, the SAZKA joint stock company
posted the highest after-tax earnings ever, nearly CZK 1.703 billion. Compared
to 2005, earnings after tax were up by CZK 147.8 million, i.e. more than
9.5%.........Read the full story: Vol.39
No.2 Josef Tupý Celebrates
35 Years In The Betting And Lottery Industry
PRAGUE, Czech
Republic (February 1, 2007) -- Early February 2007 saw the celebration of a
remarkable job anniversary of Ing. Josef Tupý, the first Deputy Director
General and the Director of the Autonomous Implementation and Conversion
Project Management Department at SAZKA, a.s. .........Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.7
Sportka Celebrates Anniversary – Its
6,000th Draw!
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (February 1, 2007) --
Sportka, the oldest and the most popular number lottery in the Czech Republic,
celebrated its anniversary – with the second draw of Wednesday’s
drawing session, held on 31 January 2007, being Sportka’s 6,000th draw!
............Subscribers
Sazka Arena in the Black Multi-Purpose Arena
Showed A Profit In 2006
CZECH REPUBLIC (January 18, 2007)
– Joint-stock company BESTSPORT, the owner and operator of SAZKA ARENA,
showed a profit last year, according to preliminary results.............Read the full story at: Vol.38 No.6
SAZKA Continues to Do Activities to Promote
Responsible Gaming and Ethical Principles in the Betting and Lottery
Industry
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (January 10, 2007) -- The
joint-stock company SAZKA continues to do activities to promote responsible
gaming and ethical principles in the betting and lottery
industry............Subscribers SAZKA Announce Preliminary Earnings for 2006
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (January 9, 2007) -- In 2006, joint-stock company
SAZKA saw its net profit as well as revenues from betting and lottery
activities rise, as results from a preliminary professional forecast
...........Subscribers
Lottery’s
Net Profit Up by 8.4% Yr/Yr
CZECH REPUBLIC (November 7,
2006) -- After-tax earnings of joint-stock company SAZKA, a.s., for January to
September 2006 were CZK 1.388 billion..............................Subscribers Czech Lottery Ups Q3 Net to Record Kc1.4bn
PRAGUE Czech Republic (November 7, 2006) -- Czech betting and lottery
company Sazka a.s. reportedly said today that it raised net profit by 8.4
percent year-on-year to a record-high Kc1.39 billion in
January-September...........................Subscribers SAZKA, a.s., the Oldest and the Biggest Lottery Company in the
Czech Republic, Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
CZECH
REPUBLIC (September 15, 2006) -- Joint-stock company SAZKA, a.s. (SAZKA) which
started activities on 15 September 1956, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Over the half a century the company has transferred more than.........Read the full story at: Vol.36 No.13
Joint-Stock Company SAZKA Presents New Royal
Game, a Complement to the Lucky 10 Number Lottery
CZECH
REPUBLIC (September 13, 2006) -- Since Friday, 15 September 2006, the Royal
Game (“Královská hra”) has been available as a
complement to the number lottery Lucky 10................Read the full story at: Vol.36 No.13
Sazka Plans Cashback Services At Lottery
Terminals
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (September 14, 2006) -
Sazka, the biggest Czech lottery company, wants to enable cash withdrawals
(cash-back) in the chain of its betting terminals as of next year, CEO
Ales Husak said at a press
conference..............................Subscribers
Czechs PC Spend on Legal
Lottery And Betting Highest in Central Europe
PRAGUE, Czech
Republic (September 12, 2006) – According to local media reports Czechs
will spend almost CZK 10,000 per capita on legal lottery and betting this year,
up from CZK 9,000 in 2005 and CZK 6,000 in 2000..............Subscribers Sazka Maximizes Investment in Lottery Terminals; Expands
Non-Lottery Activities
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (August 16,
2006) – Sazka, the largest lottery and betting company in the Czech
Republic, is looking to maximize the investment in its lottery selling
terminals........................Subscribers Lottery Plans to Turn Selling Terminals Into ATMs with Expanded
Non-Lottery Services
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (August 10,
2006) – Sazka a.s., the largest lottery operator in the Czech Republic
plans to allow its clients to withdraw cash from several thousand
lottery/betting terminals............................Subscribers Half-Year Profit of Joint-Stock Company SAZKA Exceeds CZK 1
Billion for the First Time
CZECH REPUBLIC (August 3, 2006)
-- SAZKA, a.s., showed a net profit of CZK 1.11 billion in the first half of
2006. The earnings after tax were up by more than 15.1% compared to CZK 965.5
million shown for the first half of 2005...........................Subscribers Lottery Company’s Net Profit Grows 15% Year-on-Year
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (August 3, 2006) – Sazka, the
largest lottery company in the Czech Republic, saw its net profit
grow.............................Subscribers SAZKA, a.s. Named One of the Czech Republic’s Most
Successful Companies
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (August 4,
2006) -- Recognised Czech daily Mladá fronta DNES reported that
joint-stock company SAZKA was third among the most successful companies active
in the Czech Republic......................Read
the full story at: Vol.36 No.6 SAZKA, a.s., Successfully Completes the Restructuring of Bonds
Issued on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
CZECH REPUBLIC
(July 25, 2006) -- The joint stock company SAZKA completed successfully the
subscription of bonds today, replacing the issue of May 2004 on the Luxembourg
Stock Exchange...............................Subscribers
International Law Firm Advises on First High
Yield Exchange Offer for Lottery Operator
LONDON, United
Kingdom (July 13, 2006) - International law firm, Weil, Gotshal & Manges,
has advised Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited on the first high yield
bond exchange offer for a Czech issuer. The exchange offer saw SAZKA, the Czech
national lottery operator, issue Euro ......................Subscribers SAZKA, a.s., Terminals Accept Paying in Slips of ČEZ Group
and Česká podnikatelská pojišťovna
CZECH REPUBLIC (July 11, 2006) -- Starting from July, people can pay for
the services of the ČEZ Group power utility and the premium of the
Česká podnikatelská pojišťovna, a.s., insurer
using the appropriate paying in slips and invoices at SAZKA, a.s.,
terminals..............................Read the
full story at: Vol.36 No.2 World
Cup Betting Continues to Set Records
CZECH REPUBLIC (June
26, 2006) – Although Czech bookmakers had anticipated record turnovers
during the World Cup, the reality has reportedly exceeded all
expectations................................Subscribers The ordinary General Meeting of SAZKA, a.s. Approved the
Company’s Record Economic and Financial Results for 2005
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (May 24, 2006) -- The ordinary General Meeting of
SAZKA, a.s., held today at the company’s registered office, discussed and
approved the company’s record profit, financial and operating results for
2005............................Read the full
story at: Vol.35 No.8 Deputies
Reject Proposed VAT Refunding to Lottery Companies
PRAGUE,
Czech Republic (April 26, 2006) - The Chamber of Deputies today reportedly
rejected the proposal of Christian Democrat deputy Michaela Sojdrova that
companies operating lotteries be able to ask............................Subscribers Sazka, a.s. Releases Economic and Financial Results for
2005
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (March 30, 2006) -- All
essential financial indicators of joint-stock company SAZKA, a.s., i.e.
revenues including those from betting games and
lotteries........................Subscribers Lottery and Betting Company to Receive VAT
Refund
PRAGUE,, Czech Republic (April 3, 20060) –
Following Parliament’s March 14 vote to allow lottery company and betting
agency Sazka AS to receive a value-added tax (VAT) refund from the government,
Sazka has reportedly announced that.....................Subscribers Lottery Company Lifts Net Profit on 10% Revenue
Increase
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (March 30, 2006) - Net
profit of lottery company Sazka ASgrew by CZK 230 million to CZK 1.56 billion
last year, total revenues rose by over 10 percent
to........................Subscribers Position of SAZKA, a.s. to the Article Published in
Hospodářské noviny (Lottery Insider, March 9,
2006)
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (March 24, 2006) -- Lottery
Insider in its Daily Newsletter quoted from parts of an article extracted from
a local news source.
re: Lottery Company Claims New VAT Deprives
Shareholders of Millions.
Because the text in the mentioned daily
stated numerous inexact and misleading data, SAZKA, a.s. believes that it has
to declare the following position.................................Subscribers Lottery Company Claims New VAT Deprives Shareholders of
Millions
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (March 6, 2006) –
Sazka a.s. the betting and lottery company owned by sporting associations, owes
these associations........................Subscribers SAZKA a.s. Presents a New Facility – Selling
Module
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (January 16, 2006) -- SAZKA
a.s., which early in 2006 put into operation a more advanced on-line system of
lottery and non-lottery operations, has recently installed another new
facility:....................Read the full story
at: Vol.34 No.3 Czech Lottery
Expects Record-High Net Profit for 2005
PRAGUE, Czech
Republic (January 4, 2006) – Czech lottery company Sazka a.s. said today
it expected net profits worth Kc1.6 billion for 2005, the highest in
memory................................Subscribers SAZKA Launches New, Updated On-line System for Lottery and
Non-Lottery Services
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (January 5 2006)
-- The joint-company SAZKA put into operation a new on-line system for lottery
and non-lottery activities. The modernisation covers both................Read the full story at: Vol.34 No.1
Lottery’s Financial Problems Worry Sports
Associations
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (December 21, 2005)
– Czech sports associations are reportedly finding themselves short on
money. And, according to new sources the main culprit is the Sazka
lottery company.........................Subscribers 
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