EUROMAT

CONTACT

Office:                ul. Wilcza 54A, lok. 7
00-679 Warszawa   Poland

Phone / Fax:       + 48 22 622-79-99 / + 48 22 622 19 68

Chamber of Commerce of Producers and Operators of Amusement Equipment was registered on July 27th, 1998 as the result of common activity of the companies acting in amusement sector. The law and regulation concerning this business sector, particularly in the area of AWP machines in public locations, was not very clear in Poland in that period of time. The intention of the founder members was to clear up all legal aspects of their activity. From the very beginning we have undertaken numerous information as well as legal activities in the area of public relation, in order to regulate the status of AWP machines. We have participated actively in the whole legislative process as a social consultant. Taking advantage of the high position of Chambers of Commerce in Polish law system we were invited to join the working team officially established by the Ministry of Finance. We were also present in Polish Parliament as the social consultant in parliamentary commission.
Finally, in March 2003 Parliament decided to amend the ACT of games of chance and mutual wagering. This amendment has introduced AWP to the official catalogue of the games in Poland. Starting from this milestone we can say that the progress in the sector has been noticed. Currently we concentrate ourselves on legal advisory for our members. At the same time we are in touch with public agendas to simplify procedures in the area of AWP.

LEGISLATION

According to current legislation, only 3 AWP machines are allowed per site. Maximum betting allowance is on the level of the equivalent of 0,07 EUR, while the maximum winning amount is on the level of the equivalent of 15 EUR. Only the public (state owned) cash lottery can be advertised. Any kind of promotion of the others is not allowed.
Act of games of chance and mutual wagering is available on the Ministry of Finance website www.mf.gov.pl

TAXATION

According to the current legislation, 45% gambling tax rate and 19% income tax rate are applied. In terms of AWP a lump sum rate is applied as an equivalent of 125 EUR per 1 machine, per month, plus 19% income tax. VAT is not detachable.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Our organisation is mainly focused on AWP operators. 90% of the total number of AWP machines operators are the members of our association. We are preparing slight expansion for other sectors of gambling and amusement.
Every month we organize open meeting for members and invited guests (from betting, gambling and amusement) in order to discuss current matters and to present the news. Once per Year, in October, we have our own SUREXPO Fair in Warsaw.

Stanisław Matuszewski- President

Eugeniusz Wiecha- Vice President

Zenon Przybylski-Vice President

Members:

Robert Procyszyn
Marek Kowalski
Dominik Michael
Zbigniew Stępniak

Office:                ul. Wilcza 54A, lok. 7
00-679 Warszawa   Poland

Phone / Fax:       + 48 22 622-79-99 / + 48 22 622 19 68

E-mail:                biuro@izbagospodarcza.pl

Web site:            www.izbagospodarcza.pl