{"id":18819,"date":"2026-09-24T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=18819"},"modified":"2026-09-24T07:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T12:15:17","slug":"poland-rejects-new-eu-wide-online-gambling-tax","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/poland-rejects-new-eu-wide-online-gambling-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland rejects new EU-wide online gambling tax"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poland\u2019s legal gambling industry intensified its opposition on <strong>September 23, 2026<\/strong> to a potential European Union tax on online gambling and urged the government to resist any additional fiscal burden unless the EU first harmonizes regulation, market access and enforcement against illegal operators. The dispute comes as Brussels searches for new revenue sources to finance the <strong>2028\u20132034 EU budget, valued at nearly \u20ac2 trillion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The industry position was signed on <strong>September 17<\/strong> by <strong>Adam Lamentowicz<\/strong>, President of the Polish Chamber of Commerce of the Entertainment and Bookmaking Industry; <strong>Marek Skrzy\u0144ski<\/strong>, President of Bukmacherzy Razem; <strong>Zdzis\u0142aw Kostruba\u0142a<\/strong>, President of Graj Legalnie; and <strong>Grzegorz Sta\u0144czuk<\/strong>, President of the Association of Employers of the Entertainment and Gaming Industry. The four organizations argue that harmonizing taxes without aligning regulatory rules would strengthen the illegal market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/poland-rejects-new-eu-wide-online-gambling-tax2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18821\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/poland-rejects-new-eu-wide-online-gambling-tax2.png 757w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/poland-rejects-new-eu-wide-online-gambling-tax2-300x201.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Marek Skrzy\u0144ski<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their main financial argument is Poland\u2019s existing tax burden. Licensed bookmakers already pay <strong>12% on turnover<\/strong>, a charge that, according to the associations, can exceed <strong>50% of effective GGR<\/strong>. Polish tax rules also apply rates of <strong>2.5%<\/strong> to betting on animal races, <strong>15%<\/strong> to money lotteries, <strong>20%<\/strong> to number games, <strong>25%<\/strong> to bingo, telebingo and tournament poker, and <strong>50%<\/strong> to slots, roulette, dice and certain card games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/poland-rejects-new-eu-wide-online-gambling-tax3-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/poland-rejects-new-eu-wide-online-gambling-tax3-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/poland-rejects-new-eu-wide-online-gambling-tax3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/poland-rejects-new-eu-wide-online-gambling-tax3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/09\/poland-rejects-new-eu-wide-online-gambling-tax3.jpg 1349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Piotr Serafin<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sector cites estimates from <strong>H2G Capital<\/strong> suggesting that illegal operators account for around <strong>20% of online sports betting<\/strong> and <strong>40% of online casino activity<\/strong>. More than <strong>1.5 million Poles<\/strong> are estimated to use unauthorized platforms, generating annual turnover of around <strong>PLN74 billion<\/strong>, while deposits to illegal operators reached approximately <strong>PLN15 billion in 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dispute gained political weight after Prime Minister <strong>Donald Tusk<\/strong> backed consideration of new European funding sources. In Brussels, <strong>Piotr Serafin<\/strong>, European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration, oversees the next financial framework. Poland\u2019s legal industry is demanding that any tax debate be accompanied by <strong>common market-access rules, consumer protection standards, responsible gambling requirements, stronger blocking tools against illegal operators and deeper cooperation between national regulators<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poland\u2019s legal gambling industry intensified its opposition on September 23, 2026 to a potential European Union tax on online gambling and urged the government to resist any additional fiscal burden unless the EU first harmonizes regulation, market access and enforcement against illegal operators. 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