Czech Gambling Sector Tests Shared Player Risk System
The Czech Republic is testing a new gambling protection system that allows licensed operators to identify risky player behaviour across several platforms.
The system, called IRIS, is being developed by the Institute for Gambling Regulation, or IPRH. The organisation represents around 95% of the country’s regulated gambling market.
Most players use more than one betting or casino account. This means one operator may see normal activity, while the same player is losing money quickly across several websites. IRIS aims to give operators a wider view. Jan Rehola, director of IPRH, explained:
We look at gambling from the perspective of the player, not the operator.
The platform does not share customer names or full account details. Instead, it uses pseudonymised identifiers and analyses gambling patterns across participating companies. Operators only receive a risk category for the player.
The system may track signs such as rising stakes, longer gambling sessions, chasing losses and ignoring limits. High-risk players could receive safer gambling messages, fewer bonuses or information about professional support.
Rehola stressed that IRIS is not designed to diagnose addiction or automatically block accounts. He added:
It produces risk signals and should not restrict the player’s legal rights.
A change to Czech gambling law, effective from 1 October 2025, allows licensed operators to exchange pseudonymised data for player protection. The information cannot be used for marketing or commercial profiling.
IPRH also warned that stronger protection in the legal market must be combined with action against offshore operators. Research suggests that illegal gambling costs the Czech market millions in lost tax revenue each year.
