Poland

State monopoly

Since the 2017 amendment of the Gambling Act, online casino games, poker and number games are a state monopoly run by Totalizator Sportowy. Online sports betting is open to licensed private operators, and land-based casinos run under concessions.

Online casino
State monopolyLegal online products come only from state operators.
Regulator
Ministry of FinanceCurrent regime since 2017
Legal basis
Ustawa z dnia 19 listopada 2009 r. o grach hazardowychKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Research coverage
75% 9 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino State monopoly Known Knowledge base, 2026-10-09
Sports betting Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources)
Online poker State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources)
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources)
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (1 sources)
Regulation
Licensing model
State monopolyKnowledge base, 2026-10-09
Governing law
Ustawa z dnia 19 listopada 2009 r. o grach hazardowychKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Minimum age, online
18 yearsKnowledge base, 2026-10-09
Current regime since
2017Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Poland
  • Poland Gaming Authority1 licensed brands

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Poland, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Poland, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Poland53431.0%
  • Exclude Poland in their terms50329.2%
  • No declaration68439.7%
Hold a licence covering Poland1brands
List Poland as a focus market148brands
Offers marked available42welcome offers
Brands serving Poland Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

Market data

Enterprise
What would change this page
  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month

Other state monopoly markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Poland Europe 534 31.0% 503 148 42
Åland Islands Europe 0 0.0% 394 2 0
Austria Europe 627 36.4% 440 294 173
Faroe Islands Europe 0 0.0% 386 2 0
Iceland Europe 569 33.1% 375 39 3
Moldova Europe 434 25.2% 562 3 1
North Macedonia Europe 557 32.4% 383 1 2
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. Chambers Gaming Law 2025: Polandpracticeguides.chambers.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-PL
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
1 cited, high confidence

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