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The widespread nature of gambling addiction in Ukraine is a fiction
The topic of spreading gaming addiction constantly surfaces in the headlines of a number of media and discussions of "experts". We keep...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Oct 2, 2023


Amendments to the lottery legislation
The legal gambling market recently celebrated only its third anniversary and is still quite young and vulnerable to various schemes used...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Sep 26, 2023


Legal gambling organizers continue to pay license fees
The Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (CRGL) continues to receive license fees from legal gambling operators. Thanks to...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Sep 25, 2023


Changes in lottery legislation are one of the key priorities in combating illegal gambling business
The effective countering illegal gambling is one of the main conditions for the development of the legal gambling market in Ukraine....

Anton Kuchukhidze
Sep 18, 2023


The fight against gambling in the lottery market has not even begun
The Ukrainian Gambling Council continues its efforts to counter and prevent gambling, the risks of which may have increased somewhat with...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Sep 13, 2023


Foreign investors are interested in Ukrainian gambling sector
Autumn is traditionally considered a time of recovery of economic activity after the summer calm period. Despite the ongoing war in...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Sep 6, 2023


UGC became a member of the CRGL's Memorandum on the cooperation in gambling addiction prevention
The Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (CRGL) continues its efforts to make gambling safer for players. As part of the...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Sep 4, 2023


Legalization of gambling is about building a clear and structured model of the gambling market
Three years ago, the process of legalization of gambling began in Ukraine. After more than eleven years of existence outside the legal...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Aug 29, 2023


Legal gambling business continues to pay license fees and attract investments
Filling the state budget in conditions of full-scale war is a difficult task. Especially when it comes to providing revenue not from...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Aug 28, 2023


It is well worth to provide comprehensive support to gambling business
The global practice of developing new markets and economic sectors is similar in all civilized countries. First, the basic legislative...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Aug 23, 2023


The vast majority of illegal gambling businesses have connections with the russian federation
The Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (CRGL) systematically takes measures to identify illegal businesses and limit...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Aug 22, 2023


You can distinguish between legal and illegal gambling businesses by their advertising
From the very beginning of bringing the gambling market back into the legal field, both legislators and the professional gambling...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Aug 16, 2023


Lottery operators dream of returning to the times of grey business
Each action has its counteraction. And even if we are talking about positive changes, there will always be certain groups of people whose...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Aug 14, 2023


Holding consultations on gambling is a long process
We are often dissatisfied with the intensity of certain changes taking place in the country. It always seems to us that legislative...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Aug 7, 2023


The SOMS should guarantee security of players' personal data and must be resistant to cyber attacks
The full-scale war affected all areas of economic activity and continues to create numerous risks and problems for Ukrainian business....

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Aug 2, 2023


What is happening with Parimatch Ukraine?
The unexpected and drastic decision to introduce sanctions against Parimatch Ukraine (PM) in March 2023 caused quite a stir in the legal...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jul 31, 2023


How Ukrainian gambling survives during the war
A year and a half has already passed since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine. During this period,...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Jul 26, 2023


Situation with illegal activities of lotteries needs a systemic solution
I often mention the illegal gambling businesses when talking about challenges for the legal gambling market in Ukraine, which are not...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jul 24, 2023


Ignoring the illegal activities of lottery operators should become history
The latest history of the development of the legal gambling business in Ukraine is almost three years old. This is a short term in order...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Jul 18, 2023


What does the CRGL say about the prospects of legal gambling in Ukraine?
Recently, member of the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (CRGL) Olena Vodolazhko gave an interview to International...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jul 18, 2023
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