Poland

News & Analysis

Poland Orders Arrest Of Slot Operator's Management

As Polish authorities continue to combat illegal slot operators, prosecutors and tax officials have ordered the arrest of seven top managers of the former largest unlicensed slot operator in the Polish market, Fortuna Ltd.

News In Brief: November 1-November 5, 2021

A Northern Irish political pressure group has recommended full affordability measures be introduced and Maryland disappoints again on sports-betting progress.

Polish Ombudsman Wants To Overhaul Gambling Tax

A top official from a government-appointed business group has joined the chorus calling for Poland to reform its betting tax rates.

Former Gambling Regulator Calls On Poland To Reform Tax

Poland’s former finance minister has joined calls for the country to start taxing gambling companies based on revenue, instead of the current turnover model.

Poland's State-Owned Operator Calls For Regulatory Relaxation

A report commissioned by Poland’s national lottery operator has called on the government to relax regulations for a number of sectors, including a tax cut for the country’s many betting shop operators.

Research & Reports

Market Insight: European Lotteries

This in-depth report provides insight into the size, structure and growth of 30 European lottery markets, containing analysis, updated as new information becomes available, of sector themes and key jurisdictional and lottery-level developments including growth trends by game category and channel shift towards online sales.

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.

Market Insight: European Online Gambling

This in-depth report provides insight into the size, structure and growth of 32 European online gambling markets, containing analysis, updated as new information becomes available, sector themes and key market developments bringing stakeholders opportunities, challenges, tailwinds and headwinds.

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.

Market Insight — Poland

Amounts wagered in what has become a radically changed Polish gambling market grew by 15.2 percent year-on-year to PLN14.9bn (€3.4bn) in 2018, led by explosive, enforcement-led growth in online betting.

Data & Forecasts

Poland - Gambling Overview Report - 1997 to 2021Q3

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 1,440 data points in this document.

Market Monitor: European Online Gambling

This quarterly report contains a comprehensive overview of available data on the €20bn+ 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.

STS Holding Report - 2018 to 2021Q3

Latest annual data from Polish-listed STS Holding. The data released for the operator contains the following information: Turnover, gross gaming revenue, net gaming revenue, EBITDA, bonuses awarded to customers, gaming taxes and net revenue by channel. There are approximately 85 data points in this document.

Market Monitor: International Gaming Machine Count

This report displays the most recent tallies of gaming machines, split between casino and non-casino units, across over 100 jurisdictions globally. Visual cross-jurisdictional comparisons of gaming machines by category and population-adjusted machine density are facilitated by an interactive dashboard.

IFHA Global Horseracing Report - 2008 to 2019

Latest annual data from the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA). The data released contains the following information: Number of flat and jump races by country and horserace betting turnover, amount returned to bettors and deductions by country. There are approximately 6,130 data points in this document.