Tipsport

{{Infobox company

| industry = Bookmaking

| founded = {{start date and age|1991}} in Beroun, Czech Republic

| key_people = Vratislav Randa (chairperson)

| website = {{url|tipsport.cz}}

}}

File:Jilemnice Ke Stadionu Tipsport.jpg agency in the Czech Republic]]

Tipsport is the largest betting agency in the Czech Republic.{{cite news |url=http://www.euro.cz/id/xbwwy9950g/detail.jsp?id=99643 |title=Tipsport slaví dvacetiny, sázkaři výhru 20 milionů |publisher=Euro.cz |date=1 June 2011 |access-date=5 June 2011|language=cs}} The company was founded in 1991 in Beroun by a group of local businessmen led by Vratislav Randa, who is still the chairman of the board. {{cite web|url=https://www.idnes.cz/ekonomika/domaci/tipsport-sazka-na-sport-se-vyplatila.A031029_142500_eko_profily_ven|title=Tipsport: Sázka na sport se vyplatila|publisher=idnes.cz/|author=Marek Pražák|date=29 October 2003}} The first branch was opened in May 1991. As of now, the company has almost 700 branches across the Czech Republic. {{cite web|url=https://www.sazkove-kancelare.com/tipsport/pobocky/|title=Otevírací doby a adresy poboček sázkové kanceláře Tipsport|publisher=sazkove-kancelare.com/|author=red|date=4 January 2021}} A real milestone for Tipsport was the license for internet betting in 2009. After more than 12 years, internet betting makes a 95% of all bets accepted by the company. {{cite web|url=https://forbes.cz/tohle-mel-byt-rekordni-rok-cele-dekady-sazkove-kancelare-se-oklepavaji-z-okurkove-sezony/|title="Tohle měl být rekordní rok celé dekády." Sázkové kanceláře se oklepávají z okurkové sezony|publisher=forbes.cz/|author=Zdravko Krstanov|date=20 August 2020}} In 2017, when the new Czech gambling legislation was adopted, Tipsport opened an online casino named Vegas. {{cite web|url=https://byznys.ihned.cz/c1-66074530-tipsportu-vzrostly-loni-trzby-i-zisk-o-tricet-procent-pomohl-mu-zakon-o-hazardu|title=Tipsportu vzrostly loni tržby i zisk o třicet procent. Pomohl mu zákon o hazardu|publisher=byznys.ihned.cz/|author=ČTK|date=9 March 2017}}