## Infrastructure In the case where gambling games are organised over the Internet, devices processing and archiving data concerning those gambling games shall be installed and stored within the territory of a Member State of the European Union (“EU”) or a member state of the European Free Trade Association (“EFTA”) – a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“EEA”). An entity organising gambling games over the Internet shall be obliged to archive, in real time, in an archiving device situated within the territory of the Republic of Poland or a EU Member State, or a member state of the EFTA - a party to the Agreement on the EEA, any data related to a gambling game organised thereby, including data exchanged between that entity and a gambling game participant, enabling the determination of the course and result of gambling games and transactions arising from those games, as well as data necessary to identify the gambling game participant. ## Integrations An entity organising gambling games over the Internet shall be obliged to provide authorities of National Revenue Administration with access, including remote access, to the data referred to in the above paragraph, stored in an archiving device, and shall make appropriate tools and software guaranteeing data security available for this purpose ## Software certification For internet based betting, the operator must document: (a) the address and technical documentation of the website to be used for the placing of the bets, (b) the proposed rules for verifying that participants in the betting are over 18 years of age, (c) an expert evaluation of the proofs of participation in the betting, confirming that they are tamper-proof and that their authenticity can be verified, (d) rules for the storage and recording of betting capital. No literal regulation requiring the presentation of a software certificate
Poland · Question 09 of 11
Poland Gambling — Distribution and platforms: Can we ship through apps and platforms?
Mixed · Probable · Expert approved · 2 post-review updates · Not reviewed · In expert review scope · Back to full Poland report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Poland (PL) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Mixed |
| Confidence | Probable |
| Review status | Expert approved · 2 post-review updates · Not reviewed · In expert review scope |
| Last collected | 25 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
## Infrastructure In the case where gambling games are organised over the Internet, devices processing and archiving data concerning those gambling games shall be installed and stored within the territory of a Member State of the European Union (“EU”) or a member state of the European Free Trade As…
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A draft Penal Code amendment introducing Article 255b would criminalise the public dissemination of audiovisual content that promotes or streams illegal gambling. The bill has been received by the Sejm and is backed by the governing coalition, giving it meaningful legislative momentum, though it remains at draft stage rather than enacted law and its durability is accordingly mixed. Trade press refers to the measure as the "Patostreaming" bill, reflecting its origin in concern over gambling-adjacent streaming content. For operators, affiliates, and streamers whose promotional or distribution model touches livestreamed or influencer-driven content referencing gambling, this represents a new potential criminal-liability exposure specifically targeting the distribution channel rather than the underlying gambling activity itself, and should be tracked through its remaining legislative stages before being treated as settled law.
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The patostreaming bill is this cycle's material development for distribution and platform rules, targeting the streaming and influencer channels used to promote illegal online gambling. Passed by the Sejm 419-19 and pending Senate action, it would introduce criminal exposure, three months to five years imprisonment, specifically for promotional conduct on these channels, rather than for the underlying gambling operation. This is a new and direct legal risk for any affiliate, streamer, or influencer marketing arrangement touching the Polish market, whether the promoted operator is licensed elsewhere or not. Durability is mixed given the bill's pending status; corroboration rests on three independent Tier-3 trade-press sources without Tier-1 confirmation this cycle. No other distribution or platform-rule developments, such as app-store or payment-provider restrictions, were evidenced this cycle.