Poland’s Gambling Legislation Costs Millions in Missed Tax Revenue

Poker News – While Poland keeps its online poker market in the hands of “grey operators” by continuing to ban the game from the country, DLA Piper Anna Wietrzyńska-Ciołkowska told PokerNews that the country’s missed tax revenues due to gambling restrictions could be about PLN 600 million — approximately €142 million. Since 2011, Poland’s online gambling market has been regulated by the Polish Gambling Act, a very restrictive set of norms that forbids online poker and allows online betting only on four operators holding state-issued licenses. Yet, on March 25, 2014, amendments to the Polish Gambling Act made it possible…

Century Casino strengthens presence in Poland

iGaming Business – International casino entertainment company Century Casinos has moved to strengthen its presence in the Polish national market by opening a new facility in the Eastern European country. Through its Casino Poland subsidiary, the company has launched a new casino in the Polish city of Poznan. The move comes after Casino Poland opted to relocate its casino licence in Poznan from what it described as an “unfavourable” location to the Andersia four-star hotel. The new casino facility offers nine gaming tables and approximately 50 ‘ticket in – ticket out’ slot machines. Century Casinos is currently operating a total…