Poland floats EU group to combat unregulated gambling

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 8:47 PM
  • Zak Thomas-Akoo, Next.io

Poland has proposed the EU form a working group to combat unregulated gambling as part of a bid to recover lost tax revenue.

The Central European country, which has held the EU’s six-month rotating presidency since 1 January, argued EU countries should direct their focus to combatting unlicensed gambling.

In a note dated 19 December and seen by Bloomberg, Poland argued the EU Commission should form a working group composed of experts. The note said: “Such group would serve as a platform facilitating the exchange of experience, knowledge, good practices and ideas between Member States.”

For example, the note added, countries could collaborate on the use of AI-powered technologies to combat unregulated websites.