UGC
Scandal in the gambling industry: how gambling was disguised as lotteries in Ukraine
The implications of criminal investigations into lottery and gambling in Ukraine have been widely discussed for several months now, but...
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UGC
- Aug 28
Inadequate taxation of gambling deprived the budget of billions of hryvnias
In the first seven months of this year, legal gambling organizers in Ukraine have paid UAH 9.8 billion in tax payments to the state...
UGC
- Aug 28
Record revenues from gambling taxation: is it worth celebrating and what is behind it?
The legal gambling market is developing despite the war and rather unfavorable state economic policy. Every year, gambling brings more...
UGC
- Aug 28
The partnership between CRGL and META shows that even the online gambling segment can be effectively regulated
In July 2024, the cooperation between the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries and Meta was announced. The goal of the...
UGC
- Aug 23
UAH 9.8 billion in taxes is not the limit
Legal gambling organizers have adapted to doing business in a time of war. Neither tax uncertainty, nor loss of assets and customers, nor...
UGC
- Aug 9
CRGL will fight against illegal gambling advertising on Facebook and Instagram
It is no secret that illegal gambling companies actively use social media to advertise their services and attract players. In particular,...
UGC
- Aug 6
European gambling lessons for Ukraine: licenses, taxation of winnings, and advertising
Ukraine's gambling regulatory system, having undergone significant reforms in recent years, is still evolving. The European experience...
UGC
- Jul 30
Ludomania in Ukraine: myths and reality
Ludomania, or gambling addiction in Ukraine, began to be seen as an urgent problem only after the legalization of gambling in 2020. Until...
UGC
- Jul 25
Ludomania in Ukraine: myths and reality
Ludomania, or gambling addiction in Ukraine, began to be seen as an urgent problem only after the legalization of gambling in 2020. Until...
UGC
- Jul 24
Due to the attempt to discredit gambling, more people have isolated themselves from gambling
Although there are currently 7,874 players in the Register and their number has more than doubled since the beginning of the year, this...
UGC
- Jul 4
Can pressure on legal gambling organizers really solve the problem of gambling addiction?
Given the new initiatives to regulate the gambling market, it seems that someone has decided to get rid of its legal segment. Instead of...
UGC
- Jun 24
Kuchukhidze on the government's initiative: CRGL understands who we need to fight
First, they inform about the main risks of playing on illegal websites, including funding from the aggressor state, lack of guarantees of...
UGC
- Jun 23
Social advertising by CRGL - what is it for and why is it important?
Gambling advertising is always a hot topic. This is clearly demonstrated by recent initiatives to restrict gambling advertising,...
UGC
- Jun 23
The state should do everything to facilitate legal business
Recent reports show that the legalization of gambling in Ukraine helps to replenish the country's budget every month. And every year the...
UGC
- Jun 20
Banning advertising of legal gambling will not fight illegal operators
Any regulatory activity on the part of the government should benefit the state and be in line with the policy in a particular sector of...
UGC
- Jun 10
Victoria Zakrevskaya, Deputy Chairman of UGC about the Situation in Ukraine: Restrictions on Online Gambling and Banning it for Military
A decree signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the end of April limits the operation of online gambling websites in the...
UGC
- May 31
Some Ukrainian soldiers are struggling with a personal foe: gambling addiction
Oksana, a Ukrainian refugee, knows she cannot depend on her husband, Oleksandr, to provide for her and her two children. That’s because...
UGC
- May 22
How much tax does the state lose from gambling?
Last month, the rapid spread of gambling, especially among the military, became a matter of concern for the President's Office. President...
UGC
- May 22
Emphasis on gambling addiction is the most common manipulation of black market lobbyists
Gambling was one of the first types of economic activity to be subject to licensing back in the 1990s. However, during the first 18 years...
UGC
- May 13
Gambling industry has comments on the draft law
The Chairman of the Ukrainian Gambling Council Anton Kuchukhidze condemned the draft law 9256-d, calling its provisions "designed to...
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