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2015 | 16 | 1 | 23-37

Article title

Casino Taxation in a Normative and Economic Context: the Case of Poland

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Abstracts

EN
The aim of this article is twofold. First, it provides an overview of theoretical background of casino taxation. Second, it analyses the provisions of the Act regulating casino taxation in Poland and evaluates the consequences of the new Gambling Law in force since 2010. The first section of it discusses motives, outcomes and forms of casino taxation, taking into account inter alia the assumptions of optimal tax theory. It then deals with Polish regulations concerning the organisation of gambling in casinos and gambling tax design. The last section of the article analyses the scale of operation of Polish casinos, their revenues and the tax due on gambling activities.

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16

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1

Pages

23-37

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Dates

published
2015-03-01
online
2015-03-13

Contributors

  • University of Economics in Poznan

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Publication order reference

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bwmeta1.element.doi-10_1515_eam-2015-0002
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