The base is Ustawa o grach hazardowych (2009), administered by the Ministry of Finance.
Online casinos and slots are in government monopoly through Totalizator Sportowy (the Total Casino brand); private operators have access to the sports betting segment (offline and online) under a national license.
Land casinos are issued according to quotas (related to the population), poker outside the casino is possible only with special permits.
There are KYC/AML requirements, strict advertising and sponsorship rules, a registry of illegal domains with blocking access and payments.
The model focuses on control, responsibility and redirection of demand to the legal sector.
The chronology of Polish gambling - from fair bones and gentry salons of the Commonwealth to the state lottery of the post-war period, liberalization of the 1990s and digital restrictions of the 2010s. Key eras, places, rules and cultural subjects.
Learn more →What regulates the Polish Gambling Act 2009 and how the reform of 2017 changed it: allowed verticals, online rules, licensing, advertising, fiscal principles, blocking tools and compliance requirements for operators.
Learn more →Full explanation of the functions of the Ministry of Finance of Poland as a gambling regulator: licensing, advertising control, online supervision (domain blocking registry and payment filters), KYC/AML and RG requirements, interaction with KAS and practical checklists for operators and players.
Learn more →Briefly and in the case of what is legal in Poland: offline casinos, bookmakers and lotteries. How are licenses, what is allowed online, age and KYC, advertising, taxes in general terms, RG requirements and player rights.
Learn more →How the Polish online market works: why online casinos are in a state monopoly (Total Casino brand), and online bets work under private licenses (for example, eToto). Admission rules, KYC/AML, advertising, taxes in general, RG tools and perspectives.
Learn more →We analyze the Polish tax model: 12% of the turnover of betting bets and 50% of gross gaming income (GGR) for slots. Formulas, examples of calculations, impact on coefficients and RTP, marginality, marketing and compliance.
Learn more →We analyze the Polish mechanism for countering illegal online gambling: the register of domain locks, the duties of communication providers and payment organizations, the procedure for making/excluding, sanctions, bypass risks and checklists for players, operators and affiliates.
Learn more →Comparative analysis of three markets - Poland, Germany, Czech Republic: licensing, online verticals, advertising, RG mechanics, taxes (in general terms), blocking and operator practices. To whom it is easier to work and where the player is safer.
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