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).

Jackpots Fell More in the First Half as the Millionaires Grew
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (July 2, 2010) - Amount of more than one million crowns was won in the first half of 2010 in the betting games and lotteries of SAZKA.....Subscribers

Gambling Revenue Drops for Only the Second Time in Recent History
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (June 14, 2010) – Local website report claims the economic recession last year had a only a minor impact on the results of the entire Czech gaming industry.........Subscribers

Region Sets Aside the Decision on Gaming Machines
CZECH REPUBLIC (June 11, 2010) -- Reports that SAZKA announced today that the Regional Office of the Karlovy Vary Region Františkové Spa has set aside the decision regarding non-interactive lottery terminals in the city..............Subscribers

SAZKA’s Regular General Meeting Approves the 2009 Financial Results; Achieves Net Profit of 1.25 Billion Crowns
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (May 26, 2010) – The regular General Meeting of SAZKA, a.s., approved the Report on Business Activities and Assets of the Company, the Annual Financial Statements and the Consolidated Financial Statements............Subscribers

Františkovy Lázne Files Complaint Against Sazka Lottery Company Head Over VLTs
FRANTISKOVY LAZNE, West Bohemia, Czech Republic (May 27, 2010) - Frantiskovy Lazne spa town has filed a legal complaint against Sazka lottery company CEO Ales Husak since he was threatening municipal representatives and the mayor over the ban on video lottery terminals (VLTs).............Subscribers

Senate Approves Amendment to Lottery Act
Mayors Have Announced the End of Gambling in Their Communities
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (May 21, 2010) – A Czech website reports the Senate has approved an amendment to the Lottery Act, prompting mayors to announce the end of gambling in their communities..........................Subscribers

Czech Gaming Companies Threatening To Move Abroad If the Senate Approves Proposed Amendments to the Lottery Act
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (May 19, 2010) -- If the senators approve a proposed amendment to the Lottery Act, it is possible that the Czech betting market will change radically................Subscribers

SAZKA’s Economic and Financial Results for 2009
Sazka Last Year Achieved The Highest Sales In Its History, Resulting In A Net Profit Of 1.25 Billion Crowns
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (April 29, 2010) – Last year’s revenues of SAZKA, a.s., from betting and lottery activities were almost CZK 8.4 billion, the highest ever, and went up by 3.8% y/y. The greatest contributors to the increase included the stakes in odds bets......................Subscribers

Czech Republic Tries to Ban Advertising from Gambling Web Sites Based Abroad
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (April 21, 2010) – Reports Czech betting companies could get relief from international competition if a proposed amendment is passed that bans foreign online betting companies from advertising in the Czech Republic, but experts say the ongoing debate reveals loopholes in European gambling law...................Subscribers

Betting Companies Band Together to Combat Football Match Fixing
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (April 24, 2010) - News report five biggest betting companies have got together to try and create a rapid reaction system against match fixing in football, reported today....................Subscribers

Czech Betting Firms, the Football Association of the Czech Republic and the Police of the Czech Republic have Agreed on their Cooperation against Corruption and Match-Fixing in Football
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (April 22, 2010) -- The largest betting firms, which are members of the Association of Odds Betting Operators (APKURS), the Football Association of the Czech Republic and the Police of the Czech Republic have agreed on the cooperation system to prevent frauds and match-fixing in football efficiently..................Subscribers

SAZKA, a.s. Players Become Multimillionaires for CZK8
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (April 13, 2010) - The highest prize in the number lottery Sportka so far this year was hit in the first draw in Sunday draw on February 28, 2010. The prize, in the amount of CZK 46,750,407, was won by a couple of bettors in retirement age.....................Subscribers

SAZKA’s Regular Meeting
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (March 29, 2010) - At its 168th regular meeting the Board of Directors of SAZKA, a.s. resolved that SAZKA’s Supervisory Board ...............Subscribers

Social Democrat Chairman Promises CZK 1.5bn Lottery Cash to Sport
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (March 22, 2010) - Czech Social Democrat (CSSD) chairman Jiri Paroubek promised to bring up to 1.5 billion crowns from lotteries to sport if his party wins the May general election, after a meeting with representatives of the six largest sports associations Friday.................Subscribers

SAZKA Says a Player Placed a Bet for CZK 334, Matched the Results of 13 Football Matches and Won Almost CZK 1,000,000
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (March 17, 2010) - Almost CZK 1 million was won by a bettor from the South-Moravian Region who matched the results of 13 selected matches of the Czech, English and German premier leagues in the SAZKA game.................Subscribers

The Prize of Almost CZK 25,000,000 Goes to Moravia
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (March 12, 2010) - The jackpot of CZK 24,854,806 was hit by a winner who matched the six numbers 5, 7, 15, 17, 29 and 31 in the Wednesday’s second draw of the Sportka number lottery.......................Subscribers

S&P Cuts Czech Lottery’s Corporate Credit Rating
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (March 15, 2010) -- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it lowered its long-term corporate credit rating on Czech Republic-based gaming company SAZKA a.s. to ........................Subscribers

Almost CZK47 Million Won with Only One Play Board of a Play Slip Completed!
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (March 3, 2010) - This year’s highest prize so far, of CZK 46,750,407, has been won by a player who matched numbers 3, 8, 11, 23, 36 and 45 in the first draw of the Sunday drawing session of the Sportka number lottery..................Subscribers

The Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver Have Been the Largest Ever Olympics in Terms of Betting
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (March 3, 2010) - SAZKA, a.s. saw the volume of bets placed during the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver rise by more than 50% compared to the Olympics held four years ago in Turin......................Subscribers

SAZKA Comes Up with an Innovation – The SUPERJACKPOT in the Sportka Number Lottery
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (February 15, 2010) -- Sportka, the Czech oldest and most popular number lottery, will have seen the most fundamental change since 1995, when the second drawing session – held on Wednesdays – was launched, and since 1998, when prize premiums were introduced. In preparing the innovation, SAZKA a.s........................Subscribers

Last year SAZKA, a.s. Produced The Historically Highest Revenues From Gaming And Lottery Operations
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (February 4, 2010) - According to preliminary non-audited data revenues of SAZKA, a.s. derived from gaming and lottery operations in the last year reached almost CZK 8.4 billion, having attained their historic peak, with a year-on-year increase amounting approximately to 4%. ......................Subscribers

Christian Democrats Want to Use Money From Lotteries to Promote Sport
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (February 2, 2010) -- Members KDU-CSL will draft a new lottery law to enforce that in the allocation of money from lottery proceeds have great word of Czech sports associations..................Subscribers

SAZKA Says Definitely Not Going To Increase Bet Cost, Restrictions On Betting Will Continue Until Mid February
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (February 2, 2010) - Speculation about the price increase of deposits in our lottery games are strongly rejected, reduce bets on longer runs to mid February in connection with the forthcoming news. Sazka’s company spokesman Zdeněk Zikmund told the Mediafax agency on Tuesday.................Subscribers

Controversy Surrounds Czech Lottery Chief’s Remuneration
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (January 25, 2010) – Reports the Director of Czech Lottery Sazka, Aleš Hušák, receives an annual salary of CZK15 million (around US$800,000). Furthermore, the website said depending on how well the company is doing, he could also receive a bonus of CZK15 million. ......................Subscribers

Amendments To Lottery Law Among Proposed Changes
PRAGUE, Czech republic (January 26, 2010) -  Czech deputies proposed 100 changes to the Chamber of Deputies January session´s agenda today and will only be approving it on Wednesday....................Subscribers

Sazka Head Denies Having Abused Lottery Company Money
PRAUGUE, Czech Republic (January 17, 2010) - Ales Husak, general director of the Czech lottery company Sazka established to fund sport from lottery profits, denied having abused the company money for his own purposes....................Subscribers

SAZKA’s Comment on the Czech Radio 1 – Radiožurnál’s Broadcast Regarding the Funding of Sport and Physical Education
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (January 13, 2010) -- During 2009, SAZKA, a.s. (SAZKA) paid more than CZK 1 billion to its owners, i.e. sports and physical education associations. The amount was used for the direct funding of their activities as well as the repayments of the bond issue in relation to the construction of the multipurpose arena, which is owned by the shareholders and which the company owners decided to build in 2001, on government’s request......................Subscribers

Joint-stock Company SAZKA Repaid Another Portion of Bond Issue
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (January 12, 2010) -- In conformity with the issue documentation and the schedule of repayments, joint-stock company SAZKA has today repaid another portion of the bond issue launched..............Subscribers

SAZKA Announce 73 Players Won More Than CZK 1 Million Last Year
Prague, Czech Republic (January 5, 2010) -- A total of 73 players won more than CZK 1 million in games and lotteries of SAZKA, a.s., in 2009, with 28 of them having won more than CZK 10 million. The number of new millionaires and high prizes went up on the year-on-year basis, with 68 players having won more than CZK 1 million in 2008, and 24 of them more than CZK 10 million..................Subscribers

SAZKA Audit Committee Announcement
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (December 18, 2009) -- At its 168th regular meeting of 22 October 2009, the Board of Directors of SAZKA, a.s. (SAZKA) resolved that SAZKA’s Supervisory Board should carry out the activities of the Audit Committee......................Subscribers

SAZKA Starts to Offer ‘Live Bets’
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (December 18, 2009) -SAZKA, a.s. (SAZKA) has launched what is known as live bets at www.sazkatip.cz. This type of betting allows placing bets while the match or other sporting event is in progress...................Subscribers

SAZKA Electronic Newsletter for Partners and Financial Institutions
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (December 18, 2009) -- SAZKA a.s. (SAZKA) has started to distribute a new Electronic Newsletter, designed for its partners and financial institutions. The English version of the Newsletter is also available at www.sazka.cz, in section Communication with Investors.........................Subscribers

SAZKA Comments on the Bill for Audiovisual Media Services on Demand
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (December 10, 2009) - As part of approval process in respect of the Bill on Audiovisual Media Services on Demand, the Lower House of Czech Parliament will also discuss an amendment this week that would ban the presentation of lotteries and other similar games in cinematographic works, films, television shows and TV series, as well as in sporting and entertainment shows......................Subscribers

S&P cuts SAZKA to B- on Protracted Refinancing
PRAUGE, Czech Republic (December 8, 2009) - S&P on Monday lowered by one notch to B- its long-term corporate credit rating on Czech gaming company SAZKA, citing its longer-than-expected talks with lenders on debt funding structure....................Subscribers

SAZKA, a.s. Exceeds CZK 15 Billion
PRAGUE, Czech republic (December 7, 2009) - The Market Value of SAZKA, a.s. Exceeds CZK 15 billion According to an independent expert’s opinion, the market value of SAZKA, a.s. exceeds CZK 15 billion and the market value of subsidiaries, in which SAZKA, a.s. has majority interest, amounts to more than CZK 3.7 billion. The company’s estimated market value has increased more than three and a half times since 1995, when this valuation was performed for the first time......................Subscribers

Sazka has a market value of over 15 billion
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (December 3, 2009) - SAZKA has a market value exceeding 15 billion. Zdeněk Zikmund, spokesman for Sazka, said the valuation was provided by an independent expert................Subscribers

SAZKA Comments on Standard & Poor’s Rating
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (November 26, 2009) - SAZKA has acknowledged the report prepared by Standard & Poor’s and regarding the change to SAZKA’s corporate and bond ratings from “B+” to “B” with a negative outlook.....................Subscribers

Information from the Meeting of the 26th Extraordinary General Meeting of SAZKA, a.s.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (November 25, 2009) - The 26th Extraordinary General Meeting of SAZKA, a.s., held in the company’s registered office today...............Subscribers

A Method Used by KPMG Ceská Republika Allowed for Enumerating the Benefits of Multipurpose O2 Arena to the Public Sector
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (November 25, 2009) - A study prepared by KPMG Ceská republika (KPMG Czech Republic) sets out O2 arena’s benefits to public budgets in great detail.................Subscribers

Czech Government and Parties Prepare Amendment to The Lottery Law
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (November 22, 2009) - The Czech government and parties plan to present by the May general election draft anti-corruption measure relating to public orders, firms' criminal liability and the functioning of the police, it ensued from the Questions of Vaclav Moravec programme on Czech Television (CT) yesterday..........................Subscribers

Lottery Company Sazka Has Two Weeks to Come Up with the Money to Repay Bank Loans
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (November 18, 2009) – Czech website iDNES.cz reports that the largest Lottery company in the Czech Republic, Sazka a.s. has less than two weeks to repay huge bank loans in the order of hundreds of millions of crowns......................Subscribers

SAZKA Launches its Loyalty Scheme for Lottery and Non-Lottery Services
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (November 5, 2009) - SAZKA, a.s. (SAZKA) has launched a new comprehensive loyalty scheme, entitled ‘SAZKA Club’ (Klub SAZKA). Unlike similar loyalty schemes in the Czech Republic and abroad, this one is designed for customers of lottery as well as non-lottery services, i.e. potentially for several million people..................Subscribers

SAZKA is the Czech Republic’s Most Valuable Brand
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (November 4, 2009) -The most expensive brand in the Czech Republic is SAZKA, as results from eurobrand2009, a study conducted by the European Brand Institute, which examined more than 3,000 business brands in 24 European countries and 16 sectors of economy...............Subscribers

Moody's Withdraws Sazka's Ba1.cz Rating
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (November 3, 2009) -- Moody's Investors Service has today withdrawn the Ba1.cz long-term national scale rating of Sazka, a.s. (Sazka) at the request of the issuer.............Subscribers

Press Information from the Meeting of SAZKA’s Board of Directors
PRAUGE (October 23, 2009) - At its today’s regular meeting, the Board of Directors of SAZKA, a.s., (SAZKA) also discussed the unfounded attacks by Mirek Topolánek, Chairman of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), and Ondrej Liška, incumbent Chairman of the Green Party (SZ), on SAZKA.................Subscribers

CSSD Chairman Denies His Cabinet Asked the Counter-Intelligence Service to Follow Lottery Company
PRAGUE (October 20, 2009) -  As reported, CSSD Chairman and Former Prime Minister Jirí Paroubek yesterday denied that his cabinet had asked the counter-intelligence service BIS to follow the Sazka lottery company.......................Subscribers

SAZKA Statement - Denies False Information
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (October 16, 2009) -- SAZKA, a.s. denies false information according to which its shareholders are in talks with Penta Investments. Neither the majority owner, i.e. the Czech Sport Association...................Subscribers

Reaction of Joint-Stock Company SAZKA To Current Media Campaigns
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (October 16, 2009) -- Joint-stock company SAZKA, a.s. has gained information from credible sources according to which the current media campaigns taking place on the edge of competitive struggle, illegal activities and secret intelligence services are the results of financial groups’ attempts to artificially lower the value of obligations traded on the international financial markets with the view of their subsequent purchase.................Subscribers

BIS Says Lottery Company Sazka Influenced Posts at Czech Finance Ministry
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (October 16, 2009) - Representatives of the Sazka lottery company influenced the personal filling of posts at the Czech Finance Ministry, namely important posts linked to lotteries, server Aktualne.cz writes today, citing the counter-intelligence service (BIS) as its source.........................Subscribers

SAZKA’s Press Statement
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (October 16, 2009) -- SAZKA a.s. (SAZKA) clearly denies any association between the company and the developments in the political scene and political affairs in the Czech Republic..................Subscribers

Claim That BIS Report Indicates Activities of Sazka Company Threaten State Security
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (October 15, 2009) – A local media source said on its website today that lottery company Sazka maybe to blame for the lack of money in Czech sports.................Subscribers

SAZKA Lottery Company Reduces Subsidies, Czech Sport Clubs Face Financial Crisis
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (October 9, 2009) - The existence and operation of Czech sport and physical training clubs were threatened as sponsors have withdrawn their support amid the financial crisis................Subscribers

OCR Readers and PIN Pads at SAZKA Terminals
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (October 8, 2009) - SAZKA, a.s. has launched a project to equip its on-line terminals with OCR readers and PIN Pads...................Subscribers

PVU Messenger – A New Application to Send Messages within the Central Lottery System with Interactive Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs)
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (October 1, 2009) -- SAZKA, a.s. and Cyberview Technology CZ have developed a new application to send messages within the central lottery system with interactive video lottery terminals (VLTs), what is known as PVU Messenger. In the existing system, all communication between the provider and the operating personnel ....................Subscribers

The European Court of Justice Confirmed EU Countries’ Right to Ban the Activities of Cross-Border Internet Betting Operators - SAZKA, a.s
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (September 9, 2009) -- Yesterday, the European Court of Justice, based in Luxembourg, which is the highest court in Community law, issued its much awaited ruling that allowed national governments to ban gambling offered to their citizens via the Internet by operators established in other EU Member States..................Subscribers

Lottery Company’s Poll Reveals 27% Associate Wealth With Good Health
PRAQUE, Czech republic (August 28 2009) -- "Wealth" means mainly money and other material property for over one-quarter of Czechs, but almost the same share of people connect it with good health, according to a poll conducted................Subscribers

Semi-Annual Results of Sazka, a.s.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (August 28, 2009) - According to unconsolidated data, the revenue of Sazka, as exceeded CZK 4.4 billion in the first half of 2009, increasing by 4.7% on year-on-year basis. The revenue from the principal business activities..................Subscribers

Czech Lottery Has Paid Out Winnings of More Than CZK 90 Billion
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (August 5, 2009) - The total amount of winnings that have been paid out by the joint-stock company SAZKA to bettors has exceeded CZK 90 billion...................Subscribers

The Number of New Millionaires Did Not Change in H1 2009 but Players Won Larger Amounts
PRAGUE, EU (July 9, 2009) - Thirty-eight players won more than CZK 1 million in some of the betting games and lotteries of SAZKA, a.s., in the first half of 2009, with 16 of them having won more than CZK 10 million...................Subscribers

Joint Press Statement by BESTSPORT, J&T BANKA and SAZKA, a.s.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (July 2 2009) -- BESTSPORT, the owner and operator of the multipurpose O2 arena, and J&T BANKA have entered into Cooperation Agreement on a bill programme of up to CZK 1.3 billion, with SAZKA, a.s. acting as a guarantor.....................Subscribers

Regular General Meeting of SAZKA, a.s. - Report
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (May 27, 2009) -- The regular general meeting of SAZKA, a.s. (SAZKA), held in its registered offices today, discussed and approved the company’s business activities, asset value, and economic results for 2008........................Subscribers

Czech Lottery’s Sales and Profit Went Up in Q1 2009
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (May 7, 2009) -- SAZKA, a.s. (SAZKA) saw its revenues, as well as sales from its main business rise in the first quarter of 2009; its earnings also went up.................Subscribers

Czech Lottery Reports 2008 Financial and Economic Results
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (May 7, 2009) -- In 2008, SAZKA, a.s. (SAZKA) generated revenues of CZK 12.4 billion, with sales from betting and lottery activities, SAZKA’s main business, having reached CZK 8.1 billion, and earnings after tax were almost CZK 1.3 billion................Subscribers

New KITcash Service at SAZKA Terminals – Secure, Reliable and Discreet Internet Payments
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (May 5, 2009) – On  May 5, 2009 SAZKA, a.s. (SAZKA) will start to offer a new non-lottery service with trade name KITcash at its terminals, allowing secure, reliable and discreet payments for goods and services ordered over the Internet..................Subscribers

SAZKA Extends its Bet Offer Ahead of the Ice Hockey World Championship
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (April 28, 2009) -- SAZKA, a.s. has extended its offer and come up with numerous marketing and advertising campaigns ahead of the Ice Hockey World Championship..................Subscribers

Czech Lottery Eyes Foreign Partnership as Betting Market Faces Shake-Up
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (April 22, 2009) -- The general manager of Czech lottery and betting operator Sazka has told local media the firm is in talks to bring in a foreign partner to help Sazka gain ascendency in the Czech betting market as new results for rival Fortuna outshine Sazka’s own..............Subscribers

Moody’s Investors Service Changed SAZKA’s Long-Term Issuer Rating
PRAQUE, Czech Republic (April 3, 2009) -- SAZKA, a.s., (SAZKA) took note of the report by which Moody’s Investors Service changed SAZKA’s long-term issuer rating. In this context, SAZKA has appreciated that the report confirms the company’s sustainable business model with stable operating characteristics...............Subscribers

Czech Lottery Ups Sales By 5.3% to CZK 8.1bn Last Year
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (March 11, 2009) -- - The biggest Czech lottery firm Sazka raised sales from its main line of business by 5.3 percent year-on-year to Kc8.1bn last year, according to preliminary results in a press release presented to CTK Wednesday.....................Subscribers

Czech Government Does Not Support Senate’s Draft Lottery Law
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (February 22, 2009) -- The cabinet did not support the draft law on lottery proposed by the Senate which bans online and phone betting, the government's spokeswoman Jana Bartosova told CTK after the cabinet meeting today.
The bill is unsystematic, she said, adding the Finance Ministry is preparing a new law on lottery and betting.
SOURCE: CTK.

SAZKA Launched Internet Odds Bets
Prague, Czech Republic (January 13, 2009) -- SAZKA, a.s., launched odds betting over the Internet in early January. Under the new SAZKA TIP brand, the company currently offers all kinds of odds bets allowed by legislation..................Subscribers