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Gambling Licences
Land-Based Casino Concessions in Poland: How the Tender Process Works
Poland allows private companies to operate land-based casinos, but access is tightly rationed. Concessions are limited by law, awarded through a competitive…
Gaming Law & Regulation
Slot Machines in Poland: The State Monopoly Outside Casinos Explained
For years, Poland had a thriving and largely unregulated market of slot-machine arcades. That ended with the 2017 reform, which placed slot…
Gaming Law & Regulation
Poland’s Register of Prohibited Gambling Domains: How It Works and How to Get Off It
Since 2017 the Polish Ministry of Finance has maintained a public register of domains used to offer gambling contrary to Polish law.…
Gaming Law & Regulation
Gambling Tax in Poland: Rates, Bases and Why Turnover Taxation Shapes the Market
Poland’s gambling tax regime is one of the main reasons the licensed market looks the way it does: a handful of betting…
Gaming Law & Regulation
Promotional Lottery or Contest? When Marketing Campaigns in Poland Need a Gambling Permit
Every year, marketing teams in Poland run thousands of prize promotions, and a surprising number of them are gambling under Polish law.…
Sports Betting
Poland Betting Licence: How to Obtain a Mutual Betting Permit Step by Step
Mutual betting is the one online gambling product in Poland open to private operators, and a growing number of domestic and international…
Gaming Law & Regulation
Is Online Casino Legal in Poland? What Operators Need to Understand
Search for online casinos in Poland and you will find hundreds of offshore sites accepting Polish players. Search the law and you…
Guides for Operators
Banking and Payment Processing for iGaming Companies: Why Banks Say No and How to Get to Yes
A gambling licence is only useful if you can move money. Yet opening a bank account and securing card acquiring are among…
Compliance & AML
The Real Cost of Keeping a Gaming Licence: Ongoing Compliance Budgets Explained
Most licensing budgets stop at approval. The costs that follow, year after year, are what actually determine whether a licence is sustainable.…
Gambling Licences
Share Capital and Financial Requirements for Gaming Licences: What Regulators Expect
Every gambling regulator wants to know that an operator can pay its players, its taxes and its bills. How they test that…