Poland

News & Analysis

Poland Investigates Ad Violations By Dutch, Serbian, Montenegrin Handball Federations

Poland’s Ministry of Finance is investigating potential illegal advertising of gambling operators, including the Dutch national lottery at the 2023 Men’s Handball Championship.

Polish Bookmaker STS Withdraws From UK, Estonia Despite Positive Results

Poland’s largest bookmaker, STS Holding, has declared plans to exit the UK and Estonian markets despite reporting a significant increase in its net gaming revenue.

Maltese Bookmakers Must Pay Polish Income Tax

The Polish Supreme Administrative Court has ruled that a Malta-based bookmaker which aims to provide its services to customers in Poland via a local representative is required to pay Polish corporate income tax.

Polish Football Flags Fears Over International Match-Fixing Syndicates

The Polish Football Association is cooperating with the country’s law enforcement to thwart what it describes as a rising wave of match-fixing by international criminal groups who earn substantial winnings from bets.

Poland's Leading Bookmaker Sues Polish Football Association

Poland’s largest bookmaker STS has filed a lawsuit against the Polish Football Association (PZPN), seeking financial compensation for the losses the company claims it incurred as a result of the first coronavirus lockdown of 2020.

Research & Reports

Interactive Map: Gambling Advertising Across Europe

Advertising is one of the most hotly discussed topics in the European gambling industry. In this map, VIXIO GamblingCompliance shows the current situation regarding gambling advertising in all jurisdictions. The map highlights the differences among the countries that allow, partially prohibit or forbid gambling advertising.

Poland: Transposition Process of the 4th AMLD

The Ministry of Finance and Development is consulting on a bill which will be implementing into Polish legal provisions the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive, as well as the recommendations of the evaluators of the Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL) identified in a report issued in 2013.

Poland: Data Protection Authority Provides Information on Transferring Personal Data to the UK in the Event of No-Deal Brexit

On January 17, 2019, the president of the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO) held a press briefing to set out how a no-deal Brexit would affect Polish data controllers and processors, and what steps those who currently transmit data to the UK could take in preparation.

Poland: Consultation on Draft Legislation to Implement the GDPR

On September 14, 2017 the Ministry of Digitisation released a public consultation, inviting all citizens and entrepreneurs to express their opinions on the draft law on the protection of personal data.

Practical Guide: Turnover-Based Taxation Of Online Sports Betting

In this updated special report, GamblingCompliance analyses the operational challenges associated with turnover-based taxation of online sports betting, illustrated by several case studies and a comparison of the relative severity of existing turnover and GGR-based regimes across Europe.

Data & Forecasts

Poland - Gambling Overview Report - 1997 to 2022Q4

Latest quarterly Gambling Overview Report data from the Ministry of Finance of Poland. The data released for the country contains the following information: Turnover by gaming category, market-wide gross gaming revenue, number of casinos, gaming machine lounges & gaming machines, and gambling tax detail. There are approximately 1,600 data points in this document.

Market Monitor: European Online Gambling

This quarterly report contains a comprehensive overview of available data on the €25bn+ European online gambling sector. Jurisdictional market size figures and year-on-year growth rates are supplemented by an interactive dashboard and standardised, comparable data on betting-gaming splits and online penetration rates.

Betclic Everest Group Report - 2019 to 2022

Latest half-yearly data from Betclic Everest Group via Dutch-listed FL Entertainment. The data released for the operator contains the following information: Net gaming revenue by product category, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin. There are approximately 80 data points in this document.

European Online Forecasting Dashboard

This interactive dashboard features our country-level market size forecasts for the €25bn+ regulated European online gambling sector through to 2026, with projections split between online betting, gaming and total online gambling.

Market Monitor: World Lottery Association Compendium

This report contains around 40,000 data points across over 150 lotteries and 85 countries, as collated annually by the World Lottery Association. The dataset displays total sales, GGR, digital sales & digital GGR by product category in horizontal time series and filterable table views.