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Poland – High penalties for illegal gambling – sentences

MDM POLAND 2 September 2019 No comment

Pursuant to the provisions in force, high fines are imposed for illegal gambling activities. For arranging slot machine games without the required license, the fine is PLN 100,000 for each slot machine. The illegal organization of gambling games is also subject to fiscal penal liability, which is a fine, imprisonment of up to 3 years […]

Payment of winnings to a paycard – innovation at LOTTO sales points!

MDM POLAND 31 August 2019 No comment

Totalizator Sportowy, the owner of the LOTTO brand, is implementing in its sales points an innovative service of an international cashless payment of winnings on Visa and Mastercard payment cards. Customers who win Lotto games in the range of PLN 100 to 2,280 will be able to collect money on a payment card at the […]

Poland – In 2020, budget revenues from gaming tax will amount to PLN 2.5 billion

MDM POLAND 29 August 2019 No comment

In 2020, budget revenues from the gaming tax will amount to PLN 2.5 billion, from the tax on the extraction of certain minerals – PLN 1.7 billion, and from the tax on some financial institutions – almost PLN 4.9 billion – results from the justification of the draft budget for next year.

Poland – Arranging slot machine games outside casinos and arcades

MDM POLAND 23 August 2019 No comment

The use of slot machines outside casinos and arcade,s e.g. in gastronomic establishments, may expose entrepreneurs to legal consequences, the Ministry of Finance said yesterday.

Poland – The Ministry of Finance watches over online gambling

MDM POLAND 8 August 2019 No comment

Under the amendment to the Gambling Act, a register of banned domains was created. Why did the Ministry of Finance create it, how it works and what it protects against?

Poland – Totalizator Sportowy’s intervention purchase of gambling machines

MDM POLAND 23 July 2019 No comment

Totalizator Sportowy (TS) made an intervention purchase of, among others, gambling machines, in order to proceed to the implementation of the monopoly as soon as possible and secure the proceeds to the state budget – explains Deputy Finance Minister Tadeusz Kościński.

Poland – Officials were shaping the rules on the orders of criminal groups

MDM POLAND 18 July 2019 No comment

Surprising testimony of Sławomir Siwy, chairman of the “Celnicy PL” Trade Union before the VAT investigation committee. Siwy revealed that customs officers since 2009 have alerted the most important people in Poland about irregularities and evident scams, which were committed by highly-ranked officials of the Ministry of Finance and Customs Office.

Preventing the Gray Area in Poland 2018/19

MDM POLAND 5 July 2019 No comment

On Wednesday, 3rd of July 2019, during a special conference at the Ministry of Enterpreneurship and Technology, a presentation of the report “Prevention of the gray area in Poland 2018/19”, issued by Global Compact Network Poland, took place. The event was attended by the Minister of Entrepreneurship and Technology Jadwiga Emilewicz and Minister of Finance […]

Poland – The government is getting more and more money from gambling

MDM POLAND 25 June 2019 No comment

In the first quarter of 2019, the value of the declared tax on slot machine games amounted to PLN 2 million 281 thousand. PLN 1 million 805 thousand in the entire last year – the PAP press office informed the Ministry of Finance. As noted, the ministry is assessing the effects of the amendment to […]

Poland – The state has already lost PLN 50 million on gaming machines

MDM POLAND 18 June 2019 No comment

Military Communications Plant No. 1 (WZŁ) were to become a giant in the production of one-armed bandits. For failing that, employees blame the board.