The Czech Republic has listed Polymarket as an unauthorized internet game and demanded that ISPs block access within 15 days.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Czech Ministry of Finance added Polymarket to its list of unauthorized internet games on July 13, designating it as an unlicensed gambling platform. Internet service providers are required to block access to the platform within 15 days. The Czech Gambling Regulatory Institute stated that Polymarket settles in the USDC stablecoin and operates as a decentralized exchange, not providing services through a licensed local operator. The institute noted that several EU countries have recently restricted or blocked Polymarket; Italy has re-added it to its blocked list, and the Netherlands has rejected the platform's appeal. The EU market regulator ESMA issued a separate warning this month that event contracts meeting the definition of financial instruments are prohibited from being sold to retail investors under existing binary options rules. Gibraltar launched a dedicated regulatory framework for prediction markets this week, and Malta stated it is exploring a similar system. (Bitcoin.com News)