Last month, Poland's Council of Ministers adopted an amendment to the Polish Gambling Act allowing for more games to be offered online for real money and for land-based poker tournaments outside of casinos. However, ring games and sit-and-go tournaments will still be prohibited outside of casinos.
Despite many earlier reports by poker news outlets, including ours that stated there would be a path for foreign online poker operators to be licensed in Poland, most online gaming including online poker are planned to be strictly controlled by a state-owned monopoly. Due to conflicting information reported about this, we asked DLA Piper legal gaming expert Anna Wietrzynska-Ciolkowska for some clarification who confirmed that, 'Online poker will be covered by the state monopoly.'
While more online games will be available to players, including online casino games and video-slots, these games are also planned to only be legally offered though the state-monopoly. One reason for this could be that the Council of Ministers consistently stating that slots are 'one of the most addictive forms of gambling.'
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Many believe that with such restrictive offerings, little will be done to reign-in the huge grey-market existing for online gaming in Poland. However, the amendments which are proposed to be effective on January 1, 2017, also call for telecom companies to blacklist unregulated website and block IP address of unlicensed operators.
Clarifying The Online Poker Landscape in Poland August 05, 2016 Jason Glatzer 0 Last month, Poland's Council of Ministers adopted an amendment to the Polish Gambling Act allowing for more games to.
Only offering online poker and casino games through a state-monopoly could prove problematic for Poland. Wietrzynska-Ciolkowska also raises concerns sharing with PokerNews that, 'I don't find any justification to the draft and arguments to the adequacy of proportionality of such measures of the state monopoly [to EU law]. Just that it protects the customer. So that might be some grounds for other countries to raise objections or for the European Commission to raise objections.'
Stay tuned at PokerNews as more develops in the Polish gaming marketplace.
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Whenever you hear the word poker, people would usually associate it to fame, glory and mone, but for the Polish society of poker players, poker is game of prestige, and being a part of a poker tournament is definitely a great honor.
Poland is a great country whose people enjoy the game of poker, that it is no surprise that the country is fast becoming known as one of the best poker player-producing countries. Recently, Polish people were given the chance to be a part of the Poker World Cup, and the people of this country has proven that they can surpass all obstacles, including the challenge of becoming one of the greats.
History of Poker in Poland
Poker in Poland was not that popular, not until the fall of the USSR (communism), that is. When Poland became a republic, the market became open to investors from neighboring countries. That’s why the population of casinos in Poland blossomed and continues to do so. Most of these casinos are stationed inside hotels.
Today, 40% of the revenues from the casino market came from Casinos Poland. Although it may sound like it is a state-owned company, the truth is, it’s not. Casinos Poland was pre-owned by Century Casinos, LOT Polish Airlines and Polish Airport Authority, but in 1989, it was given the chance to operate on its own.
Poker Legends in Poland
Poland has produced many great poker winners, and here are the three poker powerhouses claiming Poland as their country of origin:
The first Polish poker legend is Michael Gracz. Michael was born in Warsaw and is now residing in Raleigh. Michael has won many prestigious awards. He ranked first place in the Trump Classics as well as the WPT Party Poker Million IV, which is the largest Limit Hold’Em in the world. Michael Gracz recently won top 15 in the World Poker Tour in Bellagio.
The second Polish poker legend is Henry Orenstein. Orenstein is a Holocaust survivor who made his way to the World Series of Poker. Henry Orenstein started as a toymaker and an inventor, and one of his famous inventions is the one-hole card cam. In 1996, Orenstein won his first bracelet in seven-card stud. Today, Henry Orenstein is one of the developers of the Poker Stars Invitational Event.
The third and last Polish poker legend is Nic Szermata. He is the first professional poker player who made his first televised poker series, Late Night Poker. Nic also made his way to the World Heads-Up Championship, which is also called National Heads-Up Championship in the United States.
Online poker in Poland
Online Poker Pokerstars
Online poker is extremely popular in Poland. You can catch Polish online poker players playing all around the net. One of the most popular poker rooms among Polish poker players is NoiQ poker.