Partypoker launches online operations in Czech Republic
GVC-owned poker room becomes second international operator to secure .cz license
Partypoker has become the second international operator to acquire an online gambling licence and to launch in the Czech Republic after going live on Wednesday.
The GVC-owned poker room has partnered with the local property King’s Resort for the licence, following PokerStars into the market.
The licence agreement gives Czech players access to the site’s global dotcom liquidity via its desktop software client, with games due to be rolled out across mobile in the near future.
“We are delighted to be working with King’s Resort to offer online poker in the Czech Republic,” said Tom Waters, managing director of partypoker.
“We have some ambitious and exciting plans for 2019 in partnership with King’s and there will be plenty on offer for Czech players at partypoker.
“We look forward to announcing a host of launch promotions and events, alongside details of our product offering in the coming weeks.”
Czech sign-ups are required to undergo physical ID verification, which can be carried out at various Post Offices throughout the country and which will soon be offered onsite at King’s Casino in Rozvadov.
Partypoker will be hosting a series of live events at the casino to help with sign-ups and ID verification.
King’s Resort owner Leon Tsoukernik said: “It is a great honour to co-operate on such an interesting project with such an important partner on a global level for us. We will be able to offer players great connection between the online and live game to maximize their gaming experience.
“King’s Resort is home to Europe’s largest poker room and regularly hosts some of the biggest events in the world working alongside the premier brands in live poker, like the WSOPE, WPT and partypoker LIVE MILLIONS.”
The Stars Group was the first online poker and casino operator to be licensed in the Czech Republic back in January 2017
GVC had previously withdrawn its license applications back in May 2017, declaring the framework to be “incompatible with the principles of the European Union”, but since reversed course.