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State lotteries or casinos: what does Hetmantsev suggests
The gambling market of Ukraine is a sphere of the economy that is going through not the best times. After an 11-year ban on activity in...

UGC
Nov 13, 2023


The legal gambling market in Ukraine is under threat of destruction
On Thursday, November 9 at 12:00 in the press center of the "Interfax-Ukraine" news agency, a press conference was held on the topic...

UGC
Nov 9, 2023


Illegal gambling has Russian roots and inflict losses to the state budget of Ukraine
In terms of revenue of the state budget from the gambling sector, the current year will witness both record income from taxes and income...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Nov 7, 2023


Ukraine’s Evolving Gambling Landscape: Insights from the Panel of European Gaming Congress in Warsaw
The panel discussion last week, at the European Gaming Congress made me feel inspired to contemplate on critical facets of Ukraine’s...

UGC
Nov 6, 2023


Another upheaval is being prepared in the gambling market: what is it about?
The Verkhovna Rada is preparing another change in the field of gambling business. In October, draft law No. 10101 was registered, which...

UGC
Nov 3, 2023


Statement of the Chairman of the UGC on systemic pressure on the legal gambling
Last week, unprecedented searches were held in legal gambling companies. They attacked a lot of B2B companies that actually provide the...

UGC
Nov 2, 2023


Growth of state budget revenues from gambling shows the effectiveness of the CRGL
Effectiveness of the national gambling market regulator, the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (CRGL) in terms of the...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Nov 1, 2023


Illegal gambling means unearned budget revenues and scammed players
From the first days of legalization, the gambling business in Ukraine developed in difficult conditions. A full-scale war and serious...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Oct 31, 2023


Statement of the Chairman of the UGC on the pressure on the legal gambling business
SPACEIKS LLC, the owner of the Cosmolot brand, became another victim of a mistake by law enforcement agencies. This company is a legal...

UGC
Oct 26, 2023


In the legal gambling market, the state wins
Creating better conditions for the development of legal business is always more effective than a simple fight against violators of too...

UGC
Oct 18, 2023


Responsible attitude to advertising is a characteristic of legal gambling
The gambling regulatory policy of the state is quite diverse and is not focused exclusively on licensing and checking the activities of...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Oct 17, 2023


How the Ukrainian gambling industry is overcoming difficulties
In the ever-changing landscape of the Ukrainian gambling industry, significant processes are taking place in attempts to restore the lost...

UGC
Oct 12, 2023


Currently, there is no risk of "ludomania pandemic" in Ukraine
For more than eleven years (from May 2009, when gambling in Ukraine was legally prohibited due to the adoption by the Parliament and the...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Oct 11, 2023


Changes in gambling advertising in Ukraine gain momentum
On 2 October 2023, amendments to the Law "On Advertising" came into force in Ukraine, which relate to the regulation of gambling...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Oct 10, 2023


Resilient Ukrainian Gambling Industry: Global Trends and Local Challenges
Viktoriya will be taking the stage at the European Gaming Congress by Hipther, on 31 October at the InterContinental Warsaw, to discuss...

UGC
Oct 9, 2023


Despite the war, the gambling business provides revenue to the budget
A significant transformation in the operation of companies in various sectors of the economy was the consequence of Russia's full-scale...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Oct 3, 2023


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


About 1,100 illegal casinos and bookmakers remain in Ukraine
For the effective development of the gambling business in Ukraine, it is necessary to more actively fight against the illegal segment and...

UGC
Sep 21, 2023


About 1,100 illegal casinos and bookmakers remain in Ukraine
For the effective development of the gambling business in Ukraine, it is necessary to more actively fight against the illegal segment and...

UGC
Sep 21, 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
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