Large Jackpots Propel Poland’s National Lottery to Record Turnover
WARSAW, Poland (December 4, 2008) -- The Polish National Lottery, Totalizator Sportowy (TS), earned 3.3 billion zlotys in 2008, which is some 20 percent more than in 2007..................Subscribers

Record Jackpot Created in Poland’s ‘Duzy Lotek’ Lottery
WARSAW, Poland (November 24, 2008) -- Earlier in the month gambling fever spread through Poland, when the Duzy Lotek lottery offered its biggest ever prize - zł.40 million. Although there was no single winner to focus on - the jackpot was divided between six tickets – media reports showcased the amount of excitement the record sum created among Poles...............Subscribers

Totolizator Sportowy Tests New Machine
POLAND (November 4, 2008) -- Totolizator Sportowy, the company that runs the lottery, is trying out a new machine today............Subscribers

Gambling Grows To Unexpected Levels in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (September 22, 2008) –This year, the Poles will have spent PLN 17bn (EUR 5.2bn) on gambling, over twice as much as in 2006 and more than all Las Vegas casinos earn annually..................Subscribers

Four Players Hit Poland's Highest National Lottery Jackpot
POLAND (July 30, 2008) -- Four winners will share between them Tuesday’s record high National Lottery jackpot of 38 million zloty (US$18.5 million). The lucky numbers were.................Subscribers

GTECH Introduces Five-Minute Keno with Totalizator Sportowy in Poland
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (July 3, 2008) – Lottomatica S.p.A.'s wholly-owned subsidiary, GTECH Global Services Corporation, announced that it has introduced a five-minute keno game in Poland with its customer, Totalizator Sportowy Sp. zo. o...............Subscribers

Finance Ministry Prepares Gambling Revolution
WARSAW, Poland (May 16, 2008) -- The Finance Ministry is preparing a draft amendment to the bill on games of chance............Subscribers

National Lottery Goes to the Races
WARSAW, Poland (May 16, 2008) -- National lottery Totalizator Sportowy (TS) has leased the devastated Sluzewiec horse raceway in Warsaw from the Polish Horse Race Club (PKWK) for 30 years........................Subscribers

National Lottery Loses Market Share Despite Revenue Growth
POLAND (January 9, 2008) -- According to local sources in 2007 the revenue of Totalizator Sportowy (TS), Poland’s National Lottery, settled at............Subscribers

Treasury on the Lookout for Supervisory Board Members
POLAND (January 7, 2008) -- Monday saw a score of selection processes for supervisory boards at state-controlled companies launched by the Treasury Ministry..........Subscribers

Treasury to Advertise for Supervisory Lottery Board Members
POLAND (December 27, 2007) -- According to earlier announcements the Treasury Ministry (MSP) began the selection process for supervisory board members of state-owned companies.........Subscribers

State Lottery Company Likely to Get New Chairman
POLAND (November 29, 2007) – According to news sources (PNB) the Totalizator Sportowy (TS) is more than likely to soon get a new Chairman.........Subscribers

Totalizator Sportowy State-Owned Lottery Raises Stakes
POLAND (November 18, 2007) -- Totalizator Sportowy, Poland’s National Lottery, is reported to have ambitious plans........Subscribers

National Lottery is Biggest Contributor to the State Budget
POLAND (August 2, 2007) -- In 2006, the total contribution made to the state budget by gambling companies amounted to ZL1.7bn, which constituted a new..........Subscribers

State Lottery Company Declared a Strategic Firm
POLAND (July 23, 2007) – According to a Treasury Ministry ordinance regarding strategic firms, the Ministry intends to retain control over 62 companies, either by way of keeping the majority shareholdings or so-called "golden shares," ..............Subscribers

State Controlled Lottery Operator Is Likely To Become A Gambling Monopolist
POLAND (June 2007) – According to polish press reports state controlled lottery operator Totalizator Sportowy (TS) is likely to become a gambling monopolist thanks to a Finance Ministry's plan to allow gaming [slot] machines in various locations............Subscribers

State Lottery Company Sees Turnover Fall; Sales Down 12 Percent on Previous Year
POLAND (June 14, 2007) -- According to Puls Biznesu's (PB) information, Totalizator Sportowy Spólka’s, the Polish State Lottery, sales hardly exceeded ZL200m in May, down 12 percent on the previous year..........Subscribers

Controversy Mounts Over Lottery’s Input To Gambling Bill
POLAND (April 10, 2007) -- Controversy has recently mounted surrounding the work on the amendment to the gambling bill........Subscribers

Poland’s Online Gambling Market is Growing Fast
WARSAW, Poland (March 2, 2007) -- Poland's online gambling market is growing fast, with an estimated 200,000 players having bet around zł.100 million in 2006.
There are around 20 Polish-language gambling sites.
Currently online betting is prohibited by law; however, regulations are soon to be changed in a way that will allow only state-controlled Totalizator Sportowy to offer these services in Poland.

Totalizator Sportowy Certain of Governmental Patronage
POLAND (February 26, 2007) -- Jacek Kalida, chief executive at Totalizator Sportowy (TS), is planning to spend as much as EUR200m on the launch of brand new gambling games: video lotteries. His plan, however, requires governmental support.........Subscribers

INTRALOT Prepares to Enter Poland’s VLT Market
ATHENS, Greece (February 20, 2007) - INTRALOT is preparing a tender for video lottery terminals (VLTs) in Poland through Polish lottery operator Totalizator Sportowy (TS), according to UK site InterGame........Subscribers

National Lottery Plans to Invest €200 Million in Video-Lottery
POLAND (January 18, 2007) -- Totalizator Sportowy (TS), Poland’s State Lottery, has reportedly lost significant market share in the past year........Subscribers

Government Would Like Internet Users To Gamble Only Through Totalizator Sportowy
POLAND (January 15, 2007) -- Onet Group is entering e-gambling. It registered a company in Malta. Meanwhile the government would like Internet users to gamble only through Totalizator Sportowy (TS) national lottery..........Subscribers

Court Battle Over National Lottery
WARSAW, Poland (October 24, 2006) -- The Treasury Ministry won one of the first skirmishes over the way that the Totalizator Sportowy (TS) national lottery authorities are selected.........Subscribers

Confusion Still Reigns at Lottery Company, Court May Install an Overseer to Management Board
POLAND (October 11, 2006) -- Following reported allegations about irregularities in the Totalizator Sportowy (TS) national lottery management board selection process, the Prosecutor's Office has reportedly now  launched an investigation into the matter.......Subscribers

State Lottery Company Plans to Introduce New Games Distributed via the Internet or Mobiles
POLAND (October 8, 2006) -- In 1992, when the Gambling Act was introduced, the Totalizator Sportowy (TS) national lottery controlled nearly 100 percent of the market. Right now TS's market share is estimated at 47 percent............................Subscribers

New Head of Totalizator Sportowy Appointed
POLAND (September 21, 2006) -- After three consecutive attempts, the supervisory board of Totalizator Sportowy (TS) has reportedly managed to choose a new head of the national lottery.......Subscribers

Lottery’s Strategy to Expand Into Sports Betting Revealed
WARSAW, Poland (September 8, 2006) – Totalizator Sportowy's strategy, drawn up a few months ago, reveals that the company has held talks with GTECH........Subscribers

Lottery Reportedly Considers Entering Sports Betting Segment of the Gambling Market
WARSAW, Poland (September 6, 2006) -- Totalizator Sportowy (TS) is reportedly considering branching off into the ZL5.6 billion Sports Betting or bookmaking segment of the gambling market........Subscribers

State Lottery Operating Under Extreme Difficulties Without Chairman or Supervisory Board
POLAND (August 20, 2006) -- The state-owned lottery company Totalizator Sportowy (TS) reportedly generated ZL1.2 billion in sales by the end of July 2006............Subscribers

State Lottery Fails to Reach Revenue Estimates
POLAND (August 16, 2006) -- According to estimates arrived at five years ago by Deloitte & Touche consulting, revenues of state lottery Totalizator Sportowy (TS) were to amount to around .......Subscribers

State Lottery Pulls the Plug on.....
WARSAW, Poland (July 6, 2006) -- The Totalizator Sportowy (TS) state lottery has reportedly decided to cut off funding for the.........Subscribers

Lottery Considers Price Increase to Offset Sales Decline
WARSAW, Poland (May 5, 2006) -- The management of Totalizator Sportowy (TS), the domestic lottery operator, announced plans to increase the prices of .......Subscribers

Changes at Lottery Fail to End Chaos
POLAND (April 28, 2006) -- The supervisory board of the Totalizator Sportowy (TS) National Lottery has still not managed to choose a new CEO .......Subscribers

Totalizator Sportowy Notes Sales Decrease
WARSAW, Poland (April 26, 2006) – Totalizator Sportowy (TS), the state-owned enterprise, and the monopoly for lottery games, has had no CEO for three months. Its sales have reportedly ............Subscribers

Chaos in State Lottery Means Losses for Budget
POLAND (April 26, 2006) – The Totalizator Sportowy (TS) state lottery reportedly injects more than ZL1 billion annually into the state budget. However, in 2006, things may be different ...........Subscribers

Court Objects to Replacing Chairman at Lottery Company
WARSAW, Poland (February 28, 2006) -- The competition for the post of chairman of Totalizator Sportowy (TS) state-owned lottery company has been .............Subscribers