Czech gambling firms circumvent online betting ban by moving to Malta

From http://www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=48820

The online betting market in the Czech Republic is a growing one, with revenues that reached 4 billion K? ($190 million) last year, but local firms were shut out.

The traditional Czech wagering market, controlled by Tipsport, Fortuna, Chance and Synot Tip reached about 12 K? billion in sales in 2006.After more than three years of futile appeals against State rules that bar Czech betting agencies from offering online gambling, companies appear to have had enough.

Some, including Tipsport and Fortuna, are considering launching independent foreign outlets through which they could provide online betting to Czech customers.