Gambling regulation
Gambling in the country:
Licensing
Local license:
MF
Population growth:
Internet users:
Urbanization:
Urbanization - 60.2%
Languages in the country:
Polish (officer) - 98.2%
Silesian - 1.4%
Other - 1.1%
Age structure:
0-14 - 14.2%
15-64 years old - 65.9%
65+ - 19.8%
Middle age:
Total - 42.9
Men - 41.5
Women - 44.3
Literacy:
Total - 99.8%
Men - 99.8%
Women - 99.8%
Real GDP:
2021 - $1.527 trillion
2022 - $1.613 trillion
2023 - $1.616 trillion
Real GDP growth:
2021 - 6.93%
2022 - 5.64%
2023 - 0.16%
GDP per capita:
2021 - $40,500
2022 - $43,800
2023 - $44,100
Top brands in the country
Top 5 brands (September 2024):
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The gambling market in Poland is one of the most strictly regulated in Eastern Europe. Legislation is based on strict controls and clear rules.
The main regulatory decree is the Polish Gambling Act of 2009 Licensing Authority (Main Regulator) - Ministry of Finance Regulation applies to all types of gambling.
Other legal acts:
National Tax Administration Act - defines the rules for conducting inspections;
Tax Penal Code.
The Gambling Act establishes a state monopoly on online gambling, except for advertising lotteries and betting, in fact, these are the only permitted types of online gambling in Poland.
Online Casinos and Lotteries - Exclusively State-controlled - Totalizator Sportowy
Private operators can only obtain licenses for sports betting, poker tournaments and land-based casinos
Measures have been introduced to combat illegal operators: blocking of sites, bans on payments, blacklists
The state monopoly applies to «numerical» games, cash lotteries, telebingos and slot machines outside casinos The only acceptable forms of betting are at fixed reception points and via the Internet.
The gambling market in Poland continues to develop despite strict rules. A key trend is the growing number of online players. This is facilitated by the constant improvement of the Internet infrastructure and the increased availability of mobile devices.
About blocking and responsibility
High
Legislation:
Explicit ban/strict regulation on advertising of unregulated operators
Authority activity:
High
Risk of persecution of non-residents:
Average
Risk when entering the country:
Average
Risk of extradition to the country:
High
Precedents (against non-residents):
Yes (regulatory measures)
Comment on the level of risk:
Poland: Hard-regulated developed market - Do not target without license Country extradition risk high - country actively uses European Arrest Warrant (EOA) mechanism for extradition requests from EU countries.
Partners receiving traffic
Blask.com data - index and top brands
Shows the aggregate level of engagement and interest in all brands in the country. This indicator serves as a barometer for the iGaming industry and combines various indicators to provide an overview of trends and changes in the market.
Top brands in the country according to the Blask.com service
| ICE Casino | 23.72% |
| NV Casino | 18.54% |
| Total Casino | 17.99% |
| STSbet | 8.98% |
| Betclic | 6.96% |
*BAP (Brand's Accumulated Power) - Accumulated Brand Power, reflects the brand's share of consumer interest in the online gambling market The relative presence of the brand in the country Next is the BAP chart:
Data for the section is provided by an analytical service Blask.com. The service's database currently provides information for more than 80+ countries and more than 2,500 brands.
Gambling in the country
Slot machines are some of the most popular types of gambling in Poland, also in demand:
46% Polish residents bet on sports monthly.31% bet on sports weekly. It's a high participation rate.
Other indicators of the frequency of participation in sports betting are
The main gambling audience in Poland is men aged 35-44 years. 13%-24% of them are played several times a month.
What motivates players to bet:
The main motivation of almost half of respondents is: the desire to earn money.
Interesting fact: according to research results for 2020-2021, among 1,119 players, 14% met the criteria of the Heavy Gambling Problems Index, 29% was moderate risk, 32.7% was low risk.
Only 24.3% respondents showed no symptoms indicating problems with gambling addiction.
Mobile devices became the most popular gaming platform among Poles of all ages.
Audience participation:
STS Is the main and most popular sports betting platform in Poland.
The iGaming market in Poland is one of the most promising and fastest growing in Eastern Europe.
Portrait of a local user
Taxation
Payments
Barriers
Successful work in the local market requires:
The Polish gambling market is losing billions to offshore operators - and can't do anything about it. According to data announced at the European Economic Congress in Katowice, since 2017, players have lost about €50 billion to illegal operators. The country's budget has lost €1.3 billion in taxes.
Poland cannot stop the leakage of funds. Although the country has heavy fines and criminal penalties for illegal gambling, the rules do not apply to offshore jurisdictions.
Players risk much more. For participating in gambling with offshore operators, they may face a fine of up to €460 and even imprisonment for up to 3 years. Therefore, Polish players are in no hurry to complain about gray operators.
Experts say: as long as the state punishes not operators, but consumers, the shadow market will only grow.
Articles about the country
From January 1, 2026, in Poland, the tax on gambling winnings will increase from 10% to 15%. This will affect all types of gambling, including online casinos and lotteries.
Gambling regulation
Gambling in the country:
Licensing
Local license:
MF
About the population of the country
Official language:
polish
Believers:
86 %
Second religion:
Basic information about the country
Country name:
Poland
Code (2-digit):
PL
Continent:
Europe
Capital:
Warsaw
Country area:
312,685 sq. km.
Telephone code:
48
Currency (currency code):
Zloty (PLN)
Geographical features of the country
Voivodeship (16): Warmian-Masurian, Greater Poland, West Pomeranian, Kuyavian-Pomeranian, Lodz, Lublin, Lubusz, Mazowieckie, Lesser Poland, Lower Silesian, Opole, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Pomeranian, Świętokrzyskie, Silesian.
The modern territory of the country was partially or completely occupied by the states: the Hun Empire, Great Moravia, the Holy Roman Empire, the Principality of Galicia-Volyn, the Mongol Empire, the French Empire, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Russian Empire, Austria-Hungary, the German Empire.
Poland is washed by the seas: Baltic Sea.
Rivers flow through the area: Vistula, Odra, Varta, Western Bug, Narev, San, Notets, Pilica, Veps, Sheshupe, Dunajec, Bubr, Lava, Lusatian Nisa, Vkra, Brda, Prosna, Drvenca, Wislok, Vda and others.
Poland owns the islands: Usedom, Volin, Sobeshevo.
Mountains within the country: Lynx, Snow.
Famous caves in the country: Vielka-Sniezna, Visoka - Za-Siedmiu-Progami, Sniezna-Studnia, Tsarna, Zimna.
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