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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 21, 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 21, 2024


Lawmakers should not mislead the President of Ukraine
The new legislative initiative 9256-d, promoted by the head of the relevant tax committee of the Verkhovna Rada, is presented as an...

Anton Kuchukhidze
May 20, 2024


By protecting itself, legal gambling defends the interests of the state
As a legislative body, the parliament is supposed to pass laws that should improve the situation in the country and work to increase the...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
May 15, 2024


The scale of gambling addiction in Ukraine is significantly overestimated
Today in Ukraine, the topic of gambling addiction is a matter of great public interest. However, as with any topic of interest to...

Anton Kuchukhidze
May 13, 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 12, 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 12, 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 12, 2024


Position of the UGC Chairman on the meeting of the working group to discuss the draft law 9256-d
As I mentioned earlier, this document appeared without communication with business. This is not surprising, as the draft law 9256-d was...

UGC
May 10, 2024


Sectoral draft laws should be prepared in a dialog with business
The preparation and adoption of new laws, the implementation of which may significantly affect the economic situation in the country,...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
May 8, 2024


Where is the temporary investigative commission of the Verkhovna Rada on taxes and lottery licenses?
It seems that the relevant state authorities have finally paid attention to the illegal activities of lotteries, which we at the...

Anton Kuchukhidze
May 7, 2024


Who benefits from pressure on legal gambling?
Since the beginning of the year, legal gambling has been under constant information attack organized by black market lobbyists. The media...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Apr 30, 2024


UGC Chairman refers to the NACP to check draft law 9256-d for corruption
The NACP should check for corruption in the "anti-gambling" draft law No. 9256-d, which was adopted by the Parliament in the first...

UGC
Apr 29, 2024


Legal gambling continues to increase its social responsibility
Social responsibility is a fundamental feature that qualitatively distinguishes legal gambling organizers from illegal ones. For legal...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Apr 29, 2024


"Space of Life" is a modern tool for preventing gambling addiction
The legal gambling market means, first of all, high social responsibility of organisers and conscientious compliance with not only all...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Apr 24, 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 23, 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 23, 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 23, 2024


Efforts of lottery operators to discredit legal gambling are doomed
Unfortunately, attacks on the legal gambling business have already become a kind of "norm". Legal organizers are blamed for all the...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Apr 22, 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 22, 2024


Position of the Chairman of the Ukrainian Gambling Council on Draft Law 9256-D
Firstly, it has unfortunately become the norm for the Head of the Committee on Taxation, Customs and Financial Policy to develop gambling...

UGC
Apr 22, 2024


Behind the screen of hype about gambling addiction in the Armed Forces, lottery operators are trying to get rid of CRGL
For the fourth year in a row, Ukraine has been reviving its legal gambling market. The market that was brazenly destroyed fifteen years...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Apr 17, 2024


Statement of the Chairman of the Ukrainian Gambling Council on pressure on gambling organizers
Unfortunately, Ukraine continues to exert pressure on legal gambling market players who operate in a legal environment and are...

UGC
Apr 17, 2024


What does legal gambling do for the state during the war?
Recently, the volume of unreasonable hate against legal gambling in the public sphere has been growing exponentially. Through...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Apr 17, 2024
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