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Arts / Sports 92 - Gambling and betting activities 92 - Gambling and betting activities 92 - Gambling and betting activities
100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
27 July 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 May 2011
Foreseen end date
27 July 2011
Description
Sazka, a Czech lottery company, has filed for bankruptcy and laid off about 100 people, representing about a quarter of its workforce (420 employees). The company is now managed by a bankruptcy trustee who intends to rationalise operations. The company's financial problems with debt repayment are linked with the construction of Prague Concert Hall O2 Arena.
Sources
27 July 2011: Idnes
27 July 2011: Lidové Noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Sazka, Bankruptcy in Czechia, factsheet number 72471, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72471.