Playtech launches online casino in Czech Republic

Playtech, the world's leading gaming content and software, systems and services supplier, has become the first supplier to launch online casino in the Czech Republic with the rapidly expanding Fortuna brand.

On 24 February, the Czech Ministry of Finance granted Fortuna the country's first ever license to operate online technical games. The operator has since gone live with a large selection of Playtech's industry-leading online and mobile slot and table game content and best-performing progressive jackpot titles, including the Age of the Gods portfolio and other Playtech favorites, such as Gladiator and White King. Fortuna will gradually expand this in the coming months.

In August 2016, Playtech agreed a contract with Fortuna to supply it with a scalable, omni-channel platform and seamless wallet technology enabling it to accelerate its gaming strategy across sportsbook, gaming and CRM and become a leading regulated operator in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region.

Since then, both companies have worked closely together to launch in Romania and plan to broaden the offering across further markets including Poland and Slovakia in the future.

Shimon Akad, COO, Playtech, said, "We are delighted to be the first supplier to go live in the Czech Republic with our pioneering omni-channel platform technology and best-performing casino content and to further expand Fortuna's offering in this newly regulated market.

"We pride ourselves on being leaders in regulated markets and today's announcement highlights just how we always aim to lead the way," Akad added.