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Domestic gambling market faces first major growth crisis
The Ukrainian gambling market, which was legalised in August 2020, has shown significant growth in recent years. However, alongside its...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
5 days ago


Europe’s experience in tackling illegal gambling operators offers valuable lessons
In recent years, the issue of gambling has taken on a new dimension, particularly in the context of the industry's legalization and...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Apr 22


Online beats offline in global gambling market trend
Modern technology is changing our everyday lives in an increasingly visible way. The gambling market, as part of the global leisure...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Apr 17


Ukraine’s gambling market reform advances: Key achievements in early 2025
The Ukrainian legal gambling market continues to demonstrate rapid development. In January-March 2025, the state budget received UAH 5.4...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Apr 15


Legal gambling advertising is making a comeback. What will it look like?
For almost a year, Ukraine has been subject to strict restrictions on gambling advertising. And finally, from 1 April 2025, gambling...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Apr 9


New measures to strengthen the fight against gambling addiction in Europe
Preventing gambling addiction is one of the most pressing issues in the gambling industry. Although its scale is often exaggerated by...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Apr 8


"PlayCity" instead of CRGL - what changes can the gambling market expect?
Since 1 April, a new national regulator has been operating in the domestic gambling market, and CRGL has become a thing of the past. On...
Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Apr 3


Will the fight against illegal gambling operators become more effective in 2025?
The beginning of 2025 was quite productive for the Ukrainian gambling market in terms of fighting the illegal segment. Thanks to the...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Apr 1


Online gambling is moving forward: expert tells how Ukraine can take advantage of market opportunities
The global gambling industry is moving online, and this trend offers both opportunities and challenges for Ukraine. To maximize the...

UGC
Mar 30


Who is more likely to gamble - men or women?
According to the UK Gambling Commission, 44% of female respondents chose one of the two motives in the survey, writes Viktoria Zakrevska,...

UGC
Mar 28


Men vs. women – who gambles more? What the world experience says
Various studies are regularly conducted in the world of gambling. And one of the most interesting ones is the one that tries to find out:...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Mar 27


В Україні запрацює новий регулятор азартних ігор: експерт розповів, що очікує ринок
Після появи нового регулятора ринок азартних ігор очікує посилений контроль за рекламою, автоматизація процесів ліцензування та боротьба...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Mar 27


Легальний ринок азартних ігор – джерело додаткових коштів для держбюджету
Цьогоріч виповнюється п’ять років із моменту повернення грального бізнесу в легальне правове поле. У 2020-му лише поодинокі експерти...

Yurii Havrilechko
Mar 26


What does the gambling market expect after the emergence of a new regulator?
On 1 April, a new gambling regulator is to start operating in Ukraine, replacing the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Mar 25


Domestic gambling market as an example of effective business adaptation during the war
The legal gambling market is one of the drivers of the growth of revenues to the state budget of Ukraine. And it's not just words. The...

UGC
Mar 19


Global gambling trends and Ukraine
The global gambling market is undergoing a significant transformation, with online gambling becoming the dominant segment. This process,...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Mar 18


Investors will invest in online gambling projects under two conditions
This opinion was expressed by Anton Kuchukhidze, the chairman of UGC, in his column for Ukrainian News. He emphasized that online...

UGC
Mar 17


Gambling business survived, transformed and pays taxes during the war
The main characteristic of the success of reforms in any sector of the economy from the point of view of the state is the indicator of...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Mar 13


Global trends in the development of the gambling business
Over the past five years, starting with the coronavirus pandemic, the share of online gambling in the global gambling market has been...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Mar 11


Gambling in wartime: how gambling brings hundreds of millions to the budget
The gambling business in Ukraine has not only withstood the difficult conditions of the war, but also continues to grow, becoming an...

UGC
Mar 6


The world is increasingly using new technologies in the fight against gambling addiction
The proliferation of new technologies, such as mobile apps, artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and Big Data, provide government...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Mar 6


Gambling in Ukraine thrives amidst war: Boosts revenue to national budget, analysis by UGC
The Ukranian Gambling Council analyzes the gambling sector in the midst of the war. "While many sectors of the economy have faced...

UGC
Mar 5


Gambling not only survived the war but also increased the volume of payments to the budget
Amidst the war, when most sectors of the economy have experienced serious shocks, the gambling business in Ukraine not only continues to...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Mar 4


Ukraine should be in sync with modern transformations in global gambling
The world continues to live its life, in which entertainment is part of the usual agenda. And every year, the global entertainment...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Feb 26
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