Sazka's product range
Think of Sazka as a portfolio. Draw games pay the bills and carry the brand; instant and online products bring in younger players.
Sportka
The flagship number lottery, drawn since 1957, with extra add-on games bolted onto the ticket. For many Czech households it's what "Sazka" means.
Eurojackpot
The pan-European jackpot game shared by lotteries across many countries. Sazka is the Czech seller, and the big jackpots make headlines.
Šťastných 10
"Lucky 10", a keno-style game with frequent draws where players pick how many numbers to play.
Sazka Klub
A companion app for players who bet at Sazka's sales points, with rewards for regular customers.
Scratchcards
Stírací losy, sold at retail and as e-instant games online. Themes rotate seasonally.
Sazka Hry & Sazkabet
The online casino (slots, roulette, card games) launched in 2018, plus a sports betting product under the same account.
Sazka's draw games, in detail
Product names are one thing; mechanics are what tell you how a game is positioned. Here's how the three biggest draw games are built.
6 from 49, twice
Players pick six numbers from 49, and each ticket is played in two separate draws, which is Sportka's signature. An additional number creates extra prize tiers, and the add-on game Šance lets players bet on a separately drawn number for a small extra stake.
5 from 50 + 2 from 12
Five main numbers and two "Euro numbers". Draws take place on Tuesdays and Fridays, with the same jackpot pool across all participating countries, which is how it reaches very large sums.
Keno, your way
Players choose how many numbers to bet on, up to ten, from a pool of 80, and 20 numbers are drawn. Frequent draws make it a faster, lower-commitment product than the weekly lotteries.
Together they cover the whole spectrum a lottery operator needs: a national institution (Sportka), a headline-grabbing international jackpot (Eurojackpot) and a frequent-play game (Šťastných 10). The scratchcards and online casino then cover instant play.
How the portfolio fits together
Lottery operators think in terms of play frequency and prize size. Weekly draw games with big jackpots bring in a broad, occasional audience. Frequent draws and instant games bring in regular players with smaller stakes. Online casino and sports betting reach a younger, digital audience that may never buy a paper ticket.
Sazka's advantage is running all of these under one brand and one account. A player who checks Sportka results in the app is one tap away from Eurojackpot or a scratchcard, and the same verified identity, limits and exclusion checks apply across everything.
Sazka in the Czech market
In lotteries, Sazka is the dominant name, and for most Czechs "going to Sazka" simply means buying a lottery ticket. In sports betting and online casino, it competes with long-established Czech bookmakers and other licensed online casinos. There, its levers are the trusted brand, the retail network and pricing moves such as dropping the handling fee on fixed-odds bets.
Where Sazka sells
Sazka's real strength is distribution. Tickets are sold through thousands of retail points across the country, from newsagents and petrol stations to post offices. The same account then works online and in the app, where players can buy draw tickets, check results and play casino games.
That omnichannel mix is what Allwyn has been exporting to other markets, the UK included.
Rules every product shares
- Players must be 18 or over.
- Online accounts are verified against Czech identity documents.
- Czech law requires players to set deposit and loss limits.
- Anyone in the national Register of Excluded Persons is blocked from online play.
How Sazka got here
Sazka is founded as the Czechoslovak sports betting and lottery company.
The first Sportka draw.
Sazka comes under the control of investor Karel Komárek's group, which builds an international lottery business around it.
A new Czech gambling act opens a licensed online casino market.
Sazka Hry, the online casino, launches.
Allwyn, Sazka's parent group, takes over operation of the UK National Lottery.
Sazka vs the UK National Lottery
Same parent, different markets, different rules.
| Sazka | UK National Lottery | |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | Sazka a.s. | Allwyn UK |
| Regulator | Czech Ministry of Finance | UK Gambling Commission |
| Flagship draw | Sportka | Lotto |
| Multinational game | Eurojackpot | EuroMillions |
| Online casino | Yes, Sazka Hry | No; instant win games only |
| Who can play | Adults in the Czech Republic | Adults in the UK |
Allwyn beyond Prague
Allwyn is the name the group adopted for its international business, which grew out of Sazka. Today it runs or holds major stakes in lottery and gaming operators across several European countries, including Austria, Greece and Cyprus, and Italy, alongside the UK National Lottery and Sazka at home.
The pattern is consistent: buy or partner with a national lottery, then add digital products, apps and instant games on a shared technology base. Sazka was the testing ground for much of that playbook.
Where the money goes
Sazka was originally set up to support Czech sport, and lottery revenue in the Czech Republic is still taxed, with part of the state's gambling income directed to sport and public budgets. In the UK, the National Lottery has its own good-causes model, with a share of ticket sales going to arts, heritage, sport and community projects. Same group, two different national models.
Buying and claiming: how it works in the Czech Republic
| Step | At a retailer | Online or in the app |
|---|---|---|
| Buy | Fill in a play slip or ask for a quick pick at any Sazka sales point | Choose numbers in the Sazka app or website from a verified account |
| Check | Scan the ticket or check results at the terminal | Results and wins appear in the account automatically |
| Claim small wins | Paid at the sales point | Credited to the account balance |
| Claim large wins | Claimed through Sazka directly | Paid out to the player's verified bank account |
Online play needs a Czech identity check, age 18+, and mandatory limits. That's the same verified account that gives access to Sazka Hry and Sazkabet.
Scratchcards and e-instants
Scratchcards, or stírací losy, are Sazka's impulse product: sold at the till, priced low, with the result in seconds. Sazka refreshes the range regularly with seasonal and themed series, and each series has a fixed number of tickets and a fixed prize structure printed on the back.
Online, the same idea becomes the e-instant: a digital scratchcard played in the app or on the website. It sits between the lottery and the casino in the product line, with a lottery-style prize table and casino-style speed, which is why it carries the same mandatory limits as the rest of Sazka's online games.
Czech lottery words
| Sázenka | The play slip or ticket |
| Tah / Slosování | A draw |
| Výherní pořadí | Prize tier |
| Los | A ticket, especially a scratchcard |
| Dodatkové číslo | The additional number in Sportka |
| Výhra | A win |
From paper slips to the app
For most of its history Sazka was a paper business: a play slip filled in with a pen, handed over a newsagent's counter, checked against results in the Monday paper. The shift to digital happened in stages. First came online ticket sales, then the app with automatic result checks, then the e-instant games, and finally, once the 2017 law allowed it, the online casino and sportsbook.
What's notable is that retail didn't disappear. Sazka kept its sales network and connected it to the digital account, so a player can move between the counter and the phone. That hybrid model is the one Allwyn has since promoted in other markets.
What this means if you live in Britain
You can't buy Sazka products from the UK, and you don't need to: the closest equivalents are already here. Lotto and EuroMillions play the roles of Sportka and Eurojackpot, Set For Life fills the regular-prize slot, and National Lottery instant win games cover what Sazka's e-instants do. They're run by the same parent group, licensed by the UK Gambling Commission, and come with UK safer gambling tools.
Questions people ask about Sazka
Is Sazka owned by Allwyn?
Yes. Sazka is part of the Allwyn group, which grew out of what used to be called Sazka Group.
Can I play Eurojackpot through Sazka from the UK?
No. Sazka's online sales are for Czech residents. Eurojackpot isn't sold in the UK; the comparable game there is EuroMillions.
What does "Sazka" mean?
It's the Czech word for a bet or stake.
Where can I check Sazka results?
On Sazka's website and app, and on the official Eurojackpot site for that game.
How does Sportka work?
Pick six numbers from 49. Each ticket plays in two draws, with an additional number for extra prize tiers and the optional Šance add-on.
When is the Eurojackpot draw?
Every Tuesday and Friday evening, with five numbers from 50 and two Euro numbers from 12.
Does Sazka run a casino?
Yes. Sazka Hry is its online casino, licensed in the Czech Republic since 2018.