POLISH PURGE ON INTERNET GAMBLING?
6 November 2009
New gambling regulations may not be good news
for the industry
Wracked by recent political corruption claims, the
Polish government is reported to be taking a populist
approach in its latest proposals for new gambling
regulations...and these may not be online
gambling-friendly.
According to the Wall Street
Journal blog, the government wants to show how
lobby-proof and corruption-resistant it is and has
accordingly drafted a bill that limits gambling to
casinos only, outlawing slot machines outside casinos
and banning e-gambling.
Blogger Malgorzata
Halaba reports from the Eastern European nation that the
government is under pressure after a number of
politicians and cabinet members were accused of
tampering with the existing gambling legislation, and
were suspected of involvement in illegal lobbying by the
land gambling industry. The charges forced a government
reshuffle earlier this (October) month.
According to the financial portal money.pl, the gambling
ban will mean the state budget will be short of 3.5
billion zlotys ($1.23 billion) in five years time. Legal
gambling sites will bring 350 million zlotys to this
year’s budget, and the amount could only rise in the
coming years.
Halaba observes that previous
attempts in Poland to ban the liquor industry should
have informed the lawmakers that there are always ways
to circumvent prohibitionist style laws. She quotes an
idiomatic Polish expression: “A Pole is always wise
after the damage has been done,” commenting that the old
saying did not appear to have worked this time around.
Online Casino News Courtesy of
Infopowa
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