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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 31, 2024


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, 2024


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 22, 2024


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...

UGC
May 13, 2024


Gambling industry has comments on Hetmantsev's draft law
The Chairman of the Ukrainian Gambling Council Anton Kuchukhidze condemned the draft law 9256-d, calling its provisions "designed to...

UGC
May 13, 2024


Draft law 9256-d may destroy the legal gambling business
Draft law 9256-d contains provisions designed to destroy the legal gambling business and return the gambling market to the monopoly...

UGC
May 13, 2024


Under the guise of fighting gambling addiction among the military, Hetmantsev wants to take control of lottery licensing - Kuchukhidze
The head of the Verkhovna Rada's Tax Committee, Danylo Hetmantsev, is lobbying for the adoption of a bill to combat gambling addiction...

UGC
Apr 24, 2024


Under stress of war, gambling grips Ukrainian soldiers
Last month Pavlo Petrychenko, a junior sergeant in the Ukrainian army, issued a stark warning to President Volodymyr Zelensky about a...

UGC
Apr 24, 2024


Chairman of UGC Anton Kuchukhidze: "Lottery lobbyists hid two essential things behind the topic of gambling addiction in the Armed Forces of Ukraine"
Anton, what do you think is the reason for such a close attention to gambling? - It may look like a new attack for the public and the...

UGC
Apr 24, 2024


Head of CRGL responds to the discussion on the gambling market
The heated discussion of the current situation in the gambling industry was triggered by the problem of gambling addiction, particularly...

UGC
Apr 23, 2024


The number of illegal casinos in Ukraine is simply off the charts
In 2023, legal gambling companies received 53 billion hryvnias of revenue and 6.9 billion hryvnias of net profit. In fact, despite the...

UGC
Apr 11, 2024


Gambling and war: are these two concepts compatible?
We should not forget that a significant number of illegal gambling sites are controlled by rashists For more than eleven years - from May...

UGC
Apr 6, 2024


In the first months of 2024, legal casinos paid almost four times more taxes than in the same period of 2023
There are 22 companies operating in the gambling sector in Ukraine that are officially licensed by the Commission for Regulation of...

UGC
Apr 5, 2024


Discrediting legal gambling is only beneficial for illegals
"They create a negative image for the industry, emphasizing that the legalization of gambling has led to the spread of gambling...

UGC
Apr 2, 2024


Unjustified attacks on legal gambling are gaining momentum
Having lost hope that the legal gambling market would not be able to withstand the challenges posed by the war, illegal gambling business...

UGC
Apr 1, 2024


Legal gambling in Ukraine: from recovery to capacity building
No matter how difficult times are, in the history of mankind since the emergence of states, it is difficult to find periods when two...

UGC
Mar 28, 2024


Innovations in the Ukrainian gambling market: integration with Diya and global standards
In August 2020, the Law on State Regulation of Activities Related to the Organization and Conduct of Gambling came into force in Ukraine....

UGC
Mar 27, 2024


Unrealized potential of legal gambling
Part of the criticism of legal gambling in Ukraine is the claim that the legal gambling sector has exhausted its potential. This argument...

UGC
Mar 18, 2024


What did gambling legalization bring to the state, business, and citizens: opinion of a gambling market expert
The Ukrainian gambling industry was given the opportunity to develop legally in 2020. The licensing process and the entry of companies...

UGC
Mar 4, 2024


Turbulence in the gambling market affects investments in the industry
If the Verkhovna Rada goes ahead with reformatting the gambling market control system in Ukraine, it is safe to say that there will be no...

UGC
Feb 28, 2024
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