Almost half of Poles are gamblers. Today (July 1) will lock foreign gambling websites
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Poles do not avoid risk in the hope of winning. For such applications tend surveys. According to CBOS, last year, nearly half of Poles (49 percent). Participated in gambling. Today (July 1) will lock foreign gambling websites (due to the new gambling law).
Gambling throws into debt. Nearly half of Poles admit to playing
Gambling throws into debt. Nearly half of Poles admit to playing / © Glowimages
Poles is widespread belief in the possible improvements of their own destiny by winning large sums of money. Eager to participate in sweepstakes and equally often we become partakers of gambling, including those on the Internet.
He has already entered into force new lawgambling, including having Poles restrict access to foreign companies and illegal gambling. Since July 1, websites with domain registry inconsistent with the Act will be blocked by Internet service providers (for users with Polish IP). The introduction of the Act is to reduce the number of gambling addicts Poles, which is now more than 1.5 million.
The severity of gambling control. Checked more than 3 thousand. premises
Officers of the National Fiscal Administration, together with police officers carried out a massive operation control of the premises in which gambling were arranged. They reached 3 thousand. premises, stopped 450 slot machines - said the Ministry of Finance. more "
It is worth quoting the results of CBOS survey. Last year, as many as 49 per cent. Poles participated in gambling for money. Among them, more than half of the gamblers are men (55 percent.). Most often they play people aged 35 to 44 years, and the youngest Poles - from 18 to 24 years.
According to experts, it is difficult at the moment to assess how effective the new law will affect the players, but certainly a large part of them will still be playing - legally or not. Last year, the Poles seemed gambling an average of 223 zł, winning at the average approx. 103 zł, ie by more than half less than the put. Debt resulting from the losers plants can be enormous, and their repayment problematic.
Gamblers becoming a problem for the near family . - Debt gamblers can not think ahead. Most often they borrow in many banks and lending institutions, taking chwilówki a smaller amount. Try to pay off credit loan, which puts them in a spiraldebt . Sometimes we do not take these loans only for the repayment of debt, but in order to continue the game - says Aneta Kaminska-Kocot of BEST SA - the company managing the debts.
There is no doubt that the addicted gambler complicated not only his life but also has an impact on the financial condition of his family. Debt have to repay a huge sum - commitment some players reach even the equivalent of an apartment in the capital. It happens that the wife gamblers take on loans, trying to pay the debts of their husbands, and in the case of the player's death his children can inherit outstanding obligations.
Gamblers will have to be more careful than ever, since, according to the new regulations shall be punished not only those who conduct gambling activities (eg. living room with slot machines), but also the player who uses the services of the living room, having no license or acting illegally.
With the introduction of the new law gambling casino games supported by created for this purpose state company - Totalizator Sportowy SA has also prepared a register Internet domain names do not comply with the new law - those that do not have a Polish license and all foreign poker rooms and casinos. Most of the most popular foreign sites betting bookmakers decided to completely withdraw from the Polish market. (Js)
The register of banned sites you can check out
www.hazard.mf.gov.pl.
