Home / Dz.U. 2009 nr 201 poz. 1540
Law of 19 November 2009 on gambling
Ustawa z dnia 19 listopada 2009 r. o grach hazardowych
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
2009-11-19
Entry into force
2010-01-01
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
fiscal penal codegames of chance and mutual bettingtaxesreportingpermitspecuniary and disciplinary penaltiescertificates and diplomasconcessionsfiscal penal lawfees
Related acts
Repealed Acts (7)
- Law of December 18, 1998, on amending the Law on lotteries and betting. · 2010-01-01
- Law of August 19, 1994, on amending the law on lotteries and mutual betting. · 2010-01-01
- Law of 29 July 1992 on lotteries and mutual betting. · 2010-01-01
- Law of July 17, 1997, on amending the Law on lotteries and mutual betting. · 2010-01-01
- Law of 7 September 2007 on amending the Law on Games of Chance and Betting · 2010-01-01
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of December 19, 2003, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on games of chance and betting · 2010-01-01
- Law of August 11, 2001 on the amendment of the Act on Lotteries, Betting and Slot Machines. · 2010-01-01
Acts Declared Repealed (17)
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of November 5, 2009 on controls carried out by the Customs Service regarding the organization and conduct of games and mutual bets · 2010-01-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of 15 December 2004 amending the regulation on the implementation of certain provisions of the Act on Games and Betting · 2010-07-02
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of June 3, 2003 on the implementation of certain provisions of the Act on games and mutual betting · 2010-07-02
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of 8 December 2003 amending the regulation on the performance of certain provisions of the Act on Games and Betting · 2010-07-02
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of October 28, 2009 amending the regulation on the implementation of certain provisions of the Act on Games and Betting · 2010-07-02
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of July 27, 2009 amending the regulation on the implementation of certain provisions of the Act on Games and Betting · 2010-07-02
- Regulation of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of July 21, 2008 amending the regulation on the detailed conditions for obtaining co-financing for the implementation of cultural tasks, the procedure for submitting applications, and the transfer of funds from the Culture Promotion Fund · 2010-07-02
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of December 18, 2008 amending the regulation on the implementation of certain provisions of the Act on Games and Betting · 2010-07-02
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of October 6, 2008, amending the regulation on the execution of certain provisions of the Act on games and mutual betting · 2010-07-02
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of December 20, 2007 amending the regulation on the implementation of certain provisions of the Act on Games and Mutual Bets · 2010-07-02
- Regulation of the Minister of Sport of 10 July 2006 on co-financing of tasks from the funds of the Physical Culture Development Fund · 2010-07-02
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of December 19, 2006 amending the regulation on the implementation of certain provisions of the act on games and betting · 2010-07-02
- Regulation of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of December 1, 2006, amending the regulation on the detailed conditions for obtaining co-financing for the implementation of cultural tasks, the procedure for submitting applications, and the transfer of funds from the Culture Promotion Fund · 2010-07-02
- Regulation of the Minister of Sport of 21 September 2006 amending the regulation on co-financing tasks from the funds of the Physical Culture Development Fund · 2010-07-02
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of December 21, 2005, amending the regulation on the implementation of certain provisions of the law on games and betting · 2010-07-02
- Regulation of the Minister of Culture of 28 January 2005 on the detailed conditions for obtaining co-financing for the implementation of cultural tasks, the procedure for submitting applications, and the transfer of funds from the Culture Promotion Fund · 2010-07-02
- Regulation of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of December 20, 2007 amending the regulation on the detailed conditions for obtaining co-financing for the implementation of tasks in the field of culture, the procedure for submitting applications, and the transfer of funds from the Culture Promotion Fund · 2010-07-22
Implementing Regulations (83)
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of April 10, 2017 on the form of application for a decision referred to in Article 2(6) of the Gambling Law
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of March 31, 2017, amending the regulation on documentation kept by entities conducting gambling activities
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of March 30, 2017, on the designation of heads of customs and fiscal offices competent in matters of registration and operation of gaming machines, lottery devices and gaming devices, and on determining the areas of their territorial jurisdiction
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of March 30, 2017, on the principles of locating slot machine arcades within municipalities
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of March 29, 2017, on the register of gaming machines
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of February 28, 2017, on the areas of territorial jurisdiction of directors of tax administration chambers for granting permits for organizing lotteries, audiotex lotteries, bingo games and promotional lotteries
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of February 27, 2017, on the designation of customs and fiscal office heads competent in matters of registration and operation of gaming machines and devices and the determination of their territorial jurisdiction areas
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of February 24, 2017, on the areas of territorial jurisdiction of heads of customs and tax offices for accepting notifications of lotteries or bingo games
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of February 24, 2017, amending the regulation on the detailed conditions for the registration and operation of gaming machines and devices
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of February 23, 2017, amending the regulation on certificates of winnings obtained and the register of certificates and the register of paid (issued) winnings
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of February 22, 2017, on the jurisdiction of tax offices and tax administration chambers regarding gaming tax
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of February 22, 2017, on the designation of a tax office head competent to issue forms of certificates of winnings obtained
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of October 31, 2017, on obtaining co-financing for the implementation of tasks from the funds of the Fund for Counteracting Gambling Problems
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of 27 September 2017 on the audiovisual system for gambling control
- Regulation of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of 27 September 2017 on the detailed conditions for obtaining co-financing for the implementation of cultural tasks, the procedure for submitting applications and the transfer of funds from the Culture Promotion Fund
- Regulation of the Minister of Sport and Tourism of September 25, 2017, on the transfer of funds from the Fund for the Development of Physical Culture
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of 20 July 2017 on designating the authority of the National Revenue Administration to which an entity performing the state monopoly in the field of games on slot machines operated in slot machine arcades provides the registration system
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of June 28, 2017, on the transmission of information regarding the functioning of entities organizing and conducting gambling activities
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of 8 June 2017 on lottery devices, gaming devices and gaming machines, security of information concerning lotteries held, and obtaining, calculating and paying out winnings
- Regulation of the Minister of Development and Finance of 1 June 2017 on the information system for recording and archiving data on the course of games on slot machines in gaming rooms
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of January 4, 2016, on the detailed conditions for obtaining co-financing for the implementation of tasks in the field of health protection, the procedure for submitting applications and the transfer of funds from the Hazard Resolution Fund
- Regulation of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of December 23, 2016, amending the regulation on the detailed conditions for obtaining co-financing for the implementation of cultural tasks, the procedure for submitting applications, and the transfer of funds from the Culture Promotion Fund
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of May 5, 2015, on the territorial jurisdictions of heads of customs offices for accepting applications for lottery or bingo games
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of May 5, 2015 amending the regulation on the jurisdiction of customs offices and customs chambers in matters of gaming tax
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of May 5, 2015 amending the regulation on the designation of heads of customs offices competent in matters of registration and operation of gaming machines and devices and the determination of their territorial jurisdiction
- Regulation of the Minister of Health of December 16, 2014, amending the regulation on the detailed conditions for obtaining co-financing for the implementation of tasks in the field of health protection, the procedure for submitting applications, and the transfer of funds from the Fund for Solving Gambling Problems
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of March 20, 2015, on the jurisdiction of customs offices and customs chambers in matters of gaming tax
- Regulation of the Minister of Sport and Tourism of December 18, 2015, on the transfer of funds from the Fund for the Development of Physical Culture
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of September 23, 2015, on the jurisdiction of customs offices and customs chambers in matters of gaming tax
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of 25 August 2015 amending the regulation on the conditions for providing financial security in gambling
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Amending Acts (30)
- Law of June 25, 2010 on Sport · 2010-10-16
- Law of 25 March 2011 on reducing administrative barriers for citizens and entrepreneurs · 2011-07-01
- Law of May 26, 2011, on amending the law on gambling and certain other laws · 2011-07-14
- Law of 12 July 2013 on amending the Law on Payment Services and certain other laws · 2013-10-07
- Law of May 9, 2014, on facilitating access to the performance of certain regulated professions · 2014-08-10
- Law of 7 November 2014 on amending the Law on Gambling · 2014-12-19
- Law of January 15, 2015 amending the law on the Customs Service, the law on tax offices and chambers, and certain other laws · 2015-04-01
- Law of 12 June 2015 on amending the Law on gambling · 2015-09-03
- Law of September 11, 2015, amending the Law on Copyright and Related Rights and the Law on Gambling · 2015-11-20
- Law of 11 September 2015 on public health · 2015-12-03
- Law of October 9, 2015 on amending the law on payment terms in commercial transactions, the Civil Code, and certain other laws · 2016-01-01
- Law of December 16, 2016 - Provisions introducing the Law on the Principles of State Property Management · 2017-01-01
- Law of November 16, 2016, - Provisions introducing the Law on the National Revenue Administration · 2017-03-01
- Law of 15 December 2016 amending the Law on Gambling and certain other laws · 2017-04-01
- Law of 11 May 2017 on statutory auditors, auditing firms and public oversight · 2017-06-21
- Law of 15 September 2017 on the National Freedom Institute – Centre for the Development of Civil Society · 2017-10-28
- Law of 6 March 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law - Entrepreneurs' Law and other laws concerning economic activity · 2018-04-30
- Law of 1 March 2018 on counteracting money laundering and the financing of terrorism · 2018-07-13
- Law of July 5, 2018, on the succession management of an individual's enterprise · 2018-11-25
- Law of November 9, 2018 amending the law on the National Revenue Administration and certain other laws · 2019-01-02
- Law of 17 January 2019 on amending the Act on Gambling · 2019-03-14
- Law of 31 July 2019 amending certain laws to reduce regulatory burdens · 2020-01-01
- Act of January 23, 2020, amending the Act on government administration departments and certain other acts · 2020-02-29
- Law of 14 February 2020 amending certain laws in connection with the promotion of pro-health consumer choices · 2021-01-01
- Law of 30 March 2021 on amending the Law on customs law and on amending certain other laws · 2021-06-01
- Law of 30 March 2021 on amending the Law on Counteracting Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism and certain other laws · 2021-11-01
- Law of 8 June 2022 on amending certain laws to automate the handling of certain matters by the National Revenue Administration · 2022-07-07
- Law of 5 August 2022 on amending the Law on the Polish Tourism Organisation and the Law on Gambling · 2022-08-20
- Law of October 1, 2024, on amending the law on special solutions related to the removal of flood consequences and certain other laws · 2024-10-05
- Law of January 23, 2026, amending the Commercial Companies Code and certain other laws · 2027-02-18
Amended Acts (26)
- Law of 26 October 2000 on Commodity Exchanges. · 2010-01-01
- Law of August 27, 2009 on the Customs Service · 2010-01-01
- Law of 29 July 2005 on Trading in Financial Instruments · 2010-01-01
- Law of 30 June 2005 on cinematography · 2010-01-01
- Law of July 2, 2004 on freedom of economic activity · 2010-01-01
- Law of 27 May 2004 on investment funds and the management of alternative investment funds · 2010-01-01
- Law of October 28, 2002, on the liability of collective entities for offenses punishable by law. · 2010-01-01
- Law of 18 July 2002 on the provision of services by electronic means. · 2010-01-01
- Law of 18 January 2001 on horse racing. · 2010-01-01
- Law of 6 July 2001 on the processing of criminal information · 2010-01-01
- Law of 2 March 2000 on the protection of certain consumer rights and on liability for damage caused by a dangerous product. · 2010-01-01
- Law of November 16, 2000, on Counteracting Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism · 2010-01-01
- Law of 10 September 1999 Fiscal Penal Code. · 2010-01-01
- Law of August 29, 1997 - Banking Law. · 2010-01-01
- Law of 6 June 1997 - Penal Enforcement Code · 2010-01-01
- Law of 6 June 1997 - Penal Code · 2010-01-01
- Act of December 29, 1992, on radio and television. · 2010-01-01
- Law of 16 April 1993 on combating unfair competition. · 2010-01-01
- Law of September 28, 1991, on tax control. · 2010-01-01
- Law of July 26, 1991 on Personal Income Tax. · 2010-01-01
- Law of 12 October 1990 on the Border Guard. · 2010-01-01
- Law of 6 April 1990 on the Police. · 2010-01-01
- Law of June 17, 1966, on enforcement proceedings in administration. · 2010-01-01
- Regulation of the Minister of Finance of June 3, 2003 on the conditions for organizing games and mutual betting · 2010-07-02
- Law of 11 March 2004 on value added tax · 2016-01-02
- Law of September 4, 1997, on government administration departments. · 2016-01-02
Information on Consolidated Text (8)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 23, 2022, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on Gambling
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of October 27, 2020, concerning the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on Gambling
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 8, 2015 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act on Gambling
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 10, 2025, concerning the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on Gambling
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of November 16, 2022, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Law on gambling
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of April 4, 2019 on the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on gambling
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of December 8, 2017 on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on gambling
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 17, 2016, concerning the announcement of the consolidated text of the Act on Gambling
References (3)
Constitutional Tribunal Ruling (4)
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of November 28, 2018, file ref. SK 3/14
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 21 October 2015 case file P 32/12
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of 23 July 2013 case file P 4/11
- Judgment of the Constitutional Tribunal of March 11, 2015, case file P 4/14
Acts referring to this act
- Repealing Acts: Law of August 19, 1994, on amending the law on lotteries and mutual betting.
- Repealing Acts: Law of August 11, 2001 on the amendment of the Act on Lotteries, Betting and Slot Machines.
- Repealing Acts: Law of 29 July 1992 on lotteries and mutual betting.
- Repealing Acts: Law of December 18, 1998, on amending the Law on lotteries and betting.
- Repealing Acts: Law of 7 September 2007 on amending the Law on Games of Chance and Betting
- Repealing Acts: Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of December 19, 2003, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law on games of chance and betting
- Repealing Acts: Law of July 17, 1997, on amending the Law on lotteries and mutual betting.
- Amending Acts: Law of September 4, 1997, on government administration departments.
- Amending Acts: Law of 11 March 2004 on value added tax
- Amending Acts: Regulation of the Minister of Finance of June 3, 2003 on the conditions for organizing games and mutual betting
- Amending Acts: Act of December 29, 1992, on radio and television.
- Amending Acts: Law of November 16, 2000, on Counteracting Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism
- Amending Acts: Law of 18 January 2001 on horse racing.
- Amending Acts: Law of 12 October 1990 on the Border Guard.
- Amending Acts: Law of 16 April 1993 on combating unfair competition.
- Amending Acts: Law of 6 July 2001 on the processing of criminal information
- Amending Acts: Law of June 17, 1966, on enforcement proceedings in administration.
- Amending Acts: Law of 18 July 2002 on the provision of services by electronic means.
- Amending Acts: Law of October 28, 2002, on the liability of collective entities for offenses punishable by law.
- Amending Acts: Law of July 26, 1991 on Personal Income Tax.
- Amending Acts: Law of 10 September 1999 Fiscal Penal Code.
- Amending Acts: Law of 6 June 1997 - Penal Code
- Amending Acts: Law of 27 May 2004 on investment funds and the management of alternative investment funds
- Amending Acts: Law of July 2, 2004 on freedom of economic activity
- Amending Acts: Law of 30 June 2005 on cinematography
- Amending Acts: Law of September 28, 1991, on tax control.
- Amending Acts: Law of 29 July 2005 on Trading in Financial Instruments
- Amending Acts: Law of 6 June 1997 - Penal Enforcement Code
- Amending Acts: Law of August 29, 1997 - Banking Law.
- Amending Acts: Law of August 27, 2009 on the Customs Service
- Amending Acts: Law of 6 April 1990 on the Police.
- Amending Acts: Law of 26 October 2000 on Commodity Exchanges.
- Amending Acts: Law of 2 March 2000 on the protection of certain consumer rights and on liability for damage caused by a dangerous product.
- Amended Acts: Law of January 23, 2026, amending the Commercial Companies Code and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of October 1, 2024, on amending the law on special solutions related to the removal of flood consequences and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 5 August 2022 on amending the Law on the Polish Tourism Organisation and the Law on Gambling
- Amended Acts: Law of 8 June 2022 on amending certain laws to automate the handling of certain matters by the National Revenue Administration
- Amended Acts: Law of 30 March 2021 on amending the Law on Counteracting Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 30 March 2021 on amending the Law on customs law and on amending certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 14 February 2020 amending certain laws in connection with the promotion of pro-health consumer choices
- Amended Acts: Act of January 23, 2020, amending the Act on government administration departments and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Law of 31 July 2019 amending certain laws to reduce regulatory burdens
- Amended Acts: Law of 17 January 2019 on amending the Act on Gambling
- Amended Acts: Law of November 9, 2018 amending the law on the National Revenue Administration and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 5, 2018, on the succession management of an individual's enterprise
- Amended Acts: Law of 1 March 2018 on counteracting money laundering and the financing of terrorism
- Amended Acts: Law of 6 March 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law - Entrepreneurs' Law and other laws concerning economic activity
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 September 2017 on the National Freedom Institute – Centre for the Development of Civil Society
- Amended Acts: Law of 11 May 2017 on statutory auditors, auditing firms and public oversight
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 December 2016 amending the Law on Gambling and certain other laws