Gowin: will be easier for bookmakers; tax money from them – to promote sports – Gazeta Wyborcza

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Accessibility for betting companies, the legalization of poker games, use part of the money from taxes from them for the promotion of sport and the fight against gambling addiction assume proposals for changes in regulations presented Sunday by Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Gowin.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                          
 

                 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

         

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These are changes in the law on mutual bets and some card games. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Higher Education Jaroslaw Gowin told reporters on Sunday that the assumptions of the draft amendment prepared by a group of Members who are nationals of the United Polish Together Right.

"I hope that soon it will be a project that will gain broad support both in the parliamentary club of Law and Justice, as well as throughout the Polish parliament," - he said.

Gowin explained that the goal is separation from the restrictive provisions in the current Act gambling betting and card games such as poker. He said that would be the legalization of online poker games and tournament games organized by licensed companies and the decriminalization of poker home.

"The biggest downside of current solutions is to lump such hard gambling - slots, casino games - and betting or card games such as poker" - rated Gowin. In his opinion, the existing solutions are "extremely disruptive" and "ineffective". "We want Poland prevailed in this area normality and common sense" - he argued.

Gowin indicated that the project envisages changing the tax system - with 12 percent. tax on turnover to 20 percent. Tax revenue - which has to be "beneficial for the players and the state." He said that as a result of this change is expected tenfold increase in budget revenues, which could reach approx. 200 million zł.

He added that these additional funds that will be hit to the state budget 10 percent. will be allocated has an important social goals, 7 percent. to support youth sport (this amount would be available to Polish Olympic Committee), and 3 per cent. - The fight against addiction to gambling.

President of the Polish Olympic Committee Andrzej Kraśnicki estimated that thanks to "Polish sport has a chance to obtain funds, which will contribute to its promotion." "This concept, that part of the funds allocated for the needs of the Polish Olympic Committee, for the sport of children and young people, it is very important to us" - he added.

As pointed out by the president of the Polish Football Association Zbigniew Boniek, the Polish Football Association has long sent letters and petitions asking to address the issue. "There is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. It is a very serious market, which may lead to the fact that the state coffers will affect honest, normal money, and that money will be able to use the Polish sport," - he concluded.

According to the assumptions of changes are possible to advertise betting companies, as well as sponsorship by Polish sport. Another solution is blocking websites and payment bookmakers do not have a Polish license.

According to Gowin project will go from the solutions, through which - he said - 95 percent. betting is a gray area.

"We looked at solutions that operate in various European countries and the pattern set ourselves Danish solutions" - he added.

         

         

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