Central Europe

New Gambling rules for Slovakia

The HALLO ECHO

  Slovakia will follow new gambling rules after the parliament overrode the president’s veto and adopted the new law on gambling. A total of 86 deputies voted for the change, supported by some opposition MPs also. This will increase the protection of gamblers, adding the rules for running gambling games on the Internet. One of…

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Poland to fight against tax crimes

The HALLO ECHO

  A law has been prepared by the Ministry of Justice, which allows effective counteracting organised crime, especially tax crime, illegal circulation of alcohol, cigarettes and electronics or illegal gambling. This is done by the amendment of the Penal Code prepared in the Ministry of Justice. The new law aimed at criminals who are cheating…

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New legal regulations in Poland

The HALLO ECHO

  New regulations on the documentation of gambling will enter into force on 18 January 2019. On 28 December 2018, the Minister of Finance amends the ordinance on the documentation of entities operating in the field of gambling. Pos. 26 Overview: Entries for documentation kept in paper form shall be made in a permanent and…

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Poland adds over 5,400 domains in the register of prohibited sites

The HALLO ECHO

  Poland’s Ministry of Finance has created a ministry of prohibited websites, and there are more than 5,400 domains already in the list. The telecommunications and payment companies could be fined with PLN 250,000 penalty for allowing access to these websites and thereby breaking the gambling law. As of January 2nd this year there were…

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Poland offers betting license to two operators

The HALLO ECHO

  The Ministry of Finance of Poland has issued online sports betting licenses to Typiko Sp. z. oo and Traf-Zakłady Wzajemne Sp. z oo, taking the total number of licensed online operators in the country to 14. Traf-Zakłady Wzajemne Sp. z oo is a land-based racing betting operator in Warsaw. It is affiliated to Totalizator…

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Poland criticised for delay in simplified online betting sign-ups

The HALLO ECHO

A Polish trade association has criticised the government severely for making the registration process with Polish-licensed online sports betting operators too difficult. Late last month, Pracodawcy RP (Employers of the Republic of Poland) sent a letter blaming the Ministry of Finance of “making it difficult to develop the bookmaking market” and “hindering” local operators’ ability…

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