Essential information and facts about Poland:
Capital Warsaw
Total Area Population
Unemployment
312,
685sq.km 38,420,687
Religion Catholic (85.9%), Orthodox (1.3%)
Ethnic Groups Polish (97%) Languages Polish (official), Silesian, other. 3.3 per cent
Tourism 19.6 million
Government type Parliamentary Republic Chief of State President Andrzej Duda (since 2015)
Head of Government Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (since 2017)
Elections President elected by majority vote for five-year term (eligible for second term) Prime Minister appointed by President and Sejm (parliament). Last election October 2019.
Tere are positive moves in clamping down on the illegal markets. Some 63,000 illegal slots were seized between 2015 and 2018 and 25,000 companies received fines for operating without licences. On the other hand, the number of illegal internet terminals seized is increasing from around 300 back in 2014 and 2015 to over 3,000 last year.
third and betting the remainder.
Tere are positive moves in clamping down on the illegal markets. Some 63,000 illegal slots were seized between 2015 and 2018 and 25,000 companies received fines for operating without licences.
Online betting was introduced in 2011. In 2017 a major overhaul of the law came into force which saw several changes including:
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Te introduction of a state monopoly slots market outside of casinos (arcades). Tese are now operated by Totalizator Sportowy.
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Introduction of more online gambling activities from casino games to lotteries. Only betting and online promotional lotteries are permitted to be organised by private entities online, although other games such as bingo, casino and poker are allowed but are operated by state monopoly Totalizator Sportowy.
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Introduction of responsible gambling regulations.
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A blocking of unlicensed online operators including a blacklist of domain names.
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Tere was a partial liberalisation of poker tournaments. Land based games and tournaments are now permitted outside of a casino with a licence but with strict
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regulations. Online poker came under the umbrella of the state monopoly.
Tere were higher fines for those breaching gambling laws.
Advertising changes - Tere were heavy advertising restrictions and as a general rule advertising or promotion of casino games, card games, betting and slots is prohibited. In 2017 the amendment meant betting advertising became possible but only licensed operators can advertise and the content is highly regulated and the risk of betting must be outlined whilst adverts cannot be placed in newspapers or magazines.
Te idea was to clamp down on illegal gambling. Back in 2014 it was said the Polish bookmaking market was worth PLN5.3bn of which only PLN1bn was the share for legal operators with around PLN552m lost in unpaid taxes.
Today Poland sees total revenues of PLN14.8bn for all its sectors and a tax revenue of PLN1.93bn (2018). Totalizator Sportowy has a third of the market share with its number games, cash lotteries and gaming arcades. Casinos have a
Tere are significant drops in the number of devices seized. Back in 2016 and 2017 over 25,000 machines (slots, SWP and internet terminals) were seized each year compared to 11,000 in 2018.
On the other hand, the number of illegal internet terminals seized is increasing from around 300 back in 2014 and 2015 to over 3,000 last year.
Te checks are carried out by the National Revenue Administration (KAS) and its main activity last year was the identification of websites offering illegal gambling services. In 2018 over 4,000 domain names were added to the blacklist bringing the total up to almost 8,000 names whilst some PLN29.1m in fines were collected over tax crimes and tax offences
Meanwhile new regulations on the documentation of gambling entered into force in January 2019. Tis is aimed at counteracting organised crime, in particular tax crimes, the illegal circulation of alcohol, cigarettes, electronics and illegal gambling.
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