German gambling operator Gauselmann Group has made a play to acquire Greek lottery and betting operator Intralot’s Polish sports betting subsidiary Totolotek.

On Monday, Polish financial media outlet Money.pl reported that Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection had received an application from XTiP Polska on December 14 regarding the takeover of land-based and online sports betting operator Totolotek SA.

XTiP Polska is a joint venture of Gauselmann Group’s Merkur Sportwetten GmbH and TMT Investments SA, a Warsaw-based professional investment and consulting group.

XTiP is Gauselmann’s German-facing sports betting brand and has a brand ambassador deal with former German national team footballer Lukas Podolski, who was born in Poland and speaks the local language.