Online gambling regulation in Poland

Prohibited. Polish Gambling Act provisions banning advertising and promotion of gambling without a Polish licence; promotion of illegal gambling classified as a criminal fiscal offence, with additional criminal penalties for promoting illegal gambling.

Promotion of unlicensed gambling websites is treated as illegal gambling advertising, subject to criminal fiscal liability and new criminal penalties.

Minister of Finance (Ministry of Finance), through the Department for Gambling Market Regulation and Gambling Tax; operational enforcement by customs and tax authorities/KAS — www.gov.pl/web/finanse

Polish Gambling Act (commonly referred to as the Gambling Act of 19 November 2009, as amended) regulating land-based and online gambling channels.

Online casino: Monopoly. Online sports betting: Licensed.

The regulator publishes a register of licensed operators. Ministry of Finance publishes a public list of licensed online betting operators and their domains.

https://www.gov.pl/web/finanse/legalny-hazard

• ISP/domain blocking of illegal gambling domains entered in the Register of Domains Used for Offering Gambling Games without a Polish licence
• Payment blocking by payment service providers to blacklisted illegal gambling domains
• Administrative fines and criminal fiscal offences for organising or advertising unlicensed gambling
• Criminal sanctions for promoting illegal (unlicensed) gambling introduced with penalties of imprisonment

• General ban on advertising and promotion of gambling; exception only for licensed betting within strict conditions under the Gambling Act
• Betting ads cannot link betting with relaxation, professional or financial success, or encourage excessive play
• Betting advertising must not target or feature minors and must avoid youth-oriented content or locations
• Affiliates and partners may only promote betting operators holding a valid Polish licence; promotion of unlicensed sites is treated as illegal gambling advertising

• As of 2026, online casino and most online games of chance remain reserved to the state monopoly; private operators mainly limited to sports betting and promotional lotteries
• In 2026, legislation introduced explicit criminal penalties (three months to five years imprisonment) for promoting illegal, unlicensed gambling
• The Ministry of Finance continues to expand and maintain public lists of licensed betting operators and illegal domains, updated into 2026

• Exact legal citation for prohibition on advertising unlicensed online gambling (article and paragraph) not confirmed from primary legal text in English.
• Exact statutory article specifying ISP blocking and payment blocking obligations not verified in consolidated Polish-language act.
• Precise article numbering for criminal fiscal offences for illegal gambling advertising not confirmed.
• Whether any specific sweepstakes/social-casino model is treated as gambling in Poland
• Whether prediction markets are regulated as gambling or financial derivatives in Poland
• Whether paid mystery boxes/loot boxes are expressly addressed by Polish law

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Researched 2026-09-21 from public sources and summarised by the Brandfense team. Not legal advice — confirm with the regulator or your counsel before acting.