Anton Kuchukhidze
New changes in gambling regulation
On 4 December 2024, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Draft Law No. 9256-d, which introduces significant changes to the regulation of...
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Anton Kuchukhidze
Dec 3
Google and gambling in Germany
Recent changes in Google's advertising policy in Germany have become a significant step in the fight against illegal gambling. In...
Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Nov 27
Adoption of Draft Law 9256-d will reduce the investment attractiveness of legal gambling
Lottery operators are doing everything they can to avoid working according to the general rules set for the legal gambling market in...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Nov 26
Legalisation of online casinos in France is a confirmation of the global trend of gambling liberalisation
The French government has recently announced that it has started a dialogue with relevant companies and associations on the legalisation...
Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Nov 20
Streamlining gambling taxation will bring more money to the budget
Every year that passes since the re-launch of the legal gambling market in Ukraine, the activities of gambling companies bring more and...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Nov 19
Draft law 9256-d cannot be taken seriously in its current version
At the current stage, the Ukrainian gambling market is under serious pressure due to a number of legislative initiatives, especially the...
UGC
Nov 18
Gambling advertising ban in Ukraine creates problems, not solves them
With tougher measures being introduced across Europe on gambling advertisements for land-based and online casinos , there are industry...
UGC
Nov 13
The issue of gambling taxes has not been resolved due to objective factors
Kuchukhidze noted that the extraordinary efforts of the gambling business are so noticeable that ‘even its critics like to emphasise how...
UGC
Nov 13
Fight against illegal gambling in Ukraine: state successes and new challenges
In recent years, the problem of the illegal gambling market has become a serious challenge for the Ukrainian authorities and society....
Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Nov 13
Gambling advertising should be controlled, not banned
It has been six months since the Government adopted amendments to the CMU Resolution No. 566 of 17 May 2024 "Some issues of...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Nov 12
Under certain conditions, the gambling business can bring even more profits to the state budget
Legal gambling organisers were able to adapt to the war and continue to operate their businesses. Neither tax uncertainty, nor the loss...
UGC
Nov 8
Licensed brands have become hostages of the legal situation
‘With legal brands unable to advertise their services, illegal operators quickly filled the information vacuum, which led to an outflow...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Nov 5
Gambling advertising ban creates problems, not solves them
The ban on gambling advertising was a very unpleasant event for the legal gambling market in Ukraine. From the very first months , it has...
Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Oct 30
Why lotteries are gambling. The case of the UK
A series of my blogs on streamlining, standardising and unifying requirements for the definition of gambling market participants, where I...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Oct 29
Global gambling market continues to grow
Нещодавно компанія H2 Gambling Capital, яка є одним із найавторитетніших анал Recently, H2 Gambling Capital, one of the most respected...
UGC
Oct 25
UGC seeks dialogue with Google to support legal operators
The Ukrainian Gambling Council (UGC) has appealed to Google's management to reconsider the policy of blocking advertising of licensed...
UGC
Oct 21
UGC once again appeals to Google to stop blocking legal gambling ads
The Ukrainian Gambling Council (UGC) has appealed to Google to stop blocking all advertising of Ukrainian licensed gambling organisers,...
Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Oct 21
Where the welfare of citizens is higher, there is more gambling
Public opinion surveys conducted by sociological companies commissioned by government agencies, commercial companies, and civil society...
UGC
Oct 16
UGC appeals Google’s gambling ad block to ‘prevent further losses’
The Ukrainian Gambling Council (UGC) has reached out to Google in the hopes it will stop blocking all advertising of licensed gambling...
UGC
Oct 16
Ukrainian Gambling Council appeals to Google to stop blocking legal gambling ads
The Ukrainian Gambling Council has called on Google to stop blocking ads from licensed Ukrainian gambling operators, arguing that the...
UGC
Oct 16
UGC просить Google не блокувати рекламу азартних ігор
The UGC emphasises that an unbalanced policy towards the fight against illegal gambling operators has led search engines to block all...
UGC
Oct 16
UGC urges Google to lift restrictions on legal gambling ads in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Gambling Council (UGC) has once again appealed to Google to reconsider its policy of blocking all gambling advertisements...
Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Oct 16
Ukrainians clearly identify lotteries as gambling
Lotteries are gambling! And the vast majority of Ukrainians understand this, as evidenced by the results of a recent public opinion poll...
UGC
Oct 15
Ukraine urges Google to stop blocking legal gambling ads
The Ukrainian Gambling Council (UGC) has addressed Google with the request to stop blocking the advertising of licensed gambling...
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