Since late December, Poland has been moving forward with changes to the Gambling Act, amendments that would see new changes take place within the online and land-based gaming sectors of the country. When it comes to online gaming, international operators are to be blocked, if they are unlicensed and cater to Polish gamblers.
A NEW SET OF RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE THAT WILL TAKE EFFECT ON JULY 1ST, 2017, THAT WILL SEE DOMAINS AND PAYMENTS BLOCKED FROM SITES THAT ARE INCLUDED ON THE ONLINE GAMBLING BLACKLIST OF POLAND. (READ SO: POLISH GAMBLING LAW AND EU RULES)
Operators have already begun pulling out of Poland in response to the upcoming enactment of the new legislation changes. In March, William Hill announced to players that they would no longer be offering their services in Poland and players had until before April 1st to withdraw funds. Once the 1st deadline came, players had to contact customer service in order to be able to make a withdrawal. Affiliates were encouraged to remove any material from their websites that promoted William Hill gambling options in relation to Poland. (READ SO: NO WILLIAM HILL IN THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN)
The majority of the domains on the blacklist end in .com or .eu, while there is one site licensed in Curacao, 10futuriti.ru and one licensed by Kahnawake, Pankasyno.pl. Most of the names on the list are not considered major names in other countries but those that are recognizable include Vulkanbet and Marathonbet.
