The Polish legislator provides for liability for arranging gambling games based on the provisions of three acts: the Gambling Act of November 19, 2009 (Article 89), the Fiscal Penal Code (Article 107) and the Code of Petty Offences (Article 128). The intention of the legislator to prevent potential dangers related to participation in gambling is indicated as the justification for each of these regulations. The article attempts to indicate what is the subject of protection for this type of prohibited act and whether the protection of this legal interest justifies the functioning of Article 128 of the Code of Petty Offences in the legal order.