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MARKET REPORT POLAND


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A block of websites to those who aren’t local licensed gambling operators and a block of payments on sites on non local licensed operators by July 2017.


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Introduction of responsible gambling regulations


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Introduction of more online gambling activities from casino games to lotteries. So far only betting and online promotional lotteries were permitted and now all types from bingo, casino and poker will be allowed.


However all online gaming sectors will now fall under the responsibility of the state monopoly (Totalizator Sportowy), with the exception of online betting and promotional lotteries.


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Tere will be higher fines for those breaching gambling laws.


Te 12 per cent turnover tax will be maintained and this will be for online casino, bingo and poker games and the existing online sports betting and lottery products.


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Tere will be a partial liberalisation of poker tournaments. Land based games and


COMPARISON WITH REGULATED MARKETS* POLAND


REGULATORY REGIME GGR channelling rate GGR 2015


GGR per adult 2015 Betting tax 2015


Betting tax per adult


TURNOVER TAX 30%


€83.2m €2.5


€11.2m €0.3


FRANCE


TURNOVER TAX 60%


€781m €14.7


€206m €3.9


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tournaments will now be permitted outside of a casino with a licence but online poker will come under the umbrella of the state monopoly.


Slot machines, outside of casino, will now be permitted but will also now fall under the responsibility of the state monopoly which will run a network of gaming venues. Tere will be 35,000 slots brought into the market over the next few years in 50 initial locations. It is prohibited to operate any slot without a licence as from April 2017.


Banking services or advertising of such services will be prohibited in slot machine


€41.9 €7.5


*A report by Roland Berger for the RGA shows the following comparison with other similarly regulated markets. P74 NEWSWIRE / INTERACTIVE / 247.COM


DENMARK GGR TAX €192.5m €34.7m


90%


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