VII K 886/13 AI generated

Court convicts defendant of tax crime for operating gambling machines without license and imposes fine.

Case Number VII K 886/13

Court / Authority Sąd powszechny

Jurisdiction

Poland (PL)

Decision Date 2017-09-27

Outcome Allowed / Granted

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Legislator summary

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The court convicted the defendant of a tax crime for operating gambling machines without a license and imposed a fine of 20 daily units. The prosecution argued that the defendant, acting as a company representative, organized the operation in violation of the Gambling Act, while the defense claimed the new law did not apply retroactively. The court rejected the defense's argument, citing the Supreme Court's established view that the transitional provisions targeted existing operators, and found the defendant guilty based on proven facts.

Legislator headnote

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Ustawa o grach hazardowych z dnia 19 listopada 2009 roku; Ustawa z dnia 12 czerwca 2015 roku o zmianie ustawy o grach hazardowych: Przepisy przejściowe nowelizacji ustawy o grach hazardowych odnoszą się do podmiotów prowadzących działalność w zakresie gier na automatach zgodnie z dotychczasowym brzmieniem ustawy, a nie do nowych podmiotów.

Keywords

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tax crime gambling gambling machines license transitional provisions retroactive application Supreme Court precedent

Cited Legislation

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art. 3 Ustawy z dnia 19.11.2009 roku o grach hazardowych

art. 107 § 1 kks

art. 2 § 2 kks

art. 30 § 5 kks

art. 6 ust. 1 oraz art. 14 ust. 1 ustawy z dnia 19 listopada 2009 roku o grach hazardowych

art. 23 § 1 i 3 kks

art. 626 § 1 kpk w zw. z art. 618 § 1 kpk

art. 616 § 2 kpk

art. 627 kpk w zw. z art. 113 § 1 kks

art. 3 ust. 1 z dnia 23 czerwca 1973 r. o opłatach w sprawach karnych

Cited Case Law

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postanowienie z dnia 28.04.2016r. w sprawie I KZP 1/16

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II KK 55/15

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