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The economic policy of the state should promote investments, not scare them away
The eleventh month of the full-scale invasion of russian troops into Ukraine is underway, and we are entering in the new year 2023 in...

Yurii Havrilechko
Dec 29, 2022


Social responsibility of Ukrainian gambling is the continuous support of the State in times of war
By the end of the year, most people, commercial companies, and public organizations usually sum up their performance during twelve months...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Dec 29, 2022


Similarities in using gambling services in Ukraine and Sweden
Legal gambling has been in Ukraine for only two years, and it still has some “childhood diseases” related to state regulation of the...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Dec 27, 2022


Business maintains a defensive position: how the gambling industry of Ukraine has transformed
After more than 10 years of existence of the shadow gambling market, its long-awaited legalization in Ukraine took place in August 2020....

UGC
Dec 22, 2022


Advertising of gambling and tobacco products should not have the same requirements
Sometimes, even economically developed Western countries face attempts to regulate the business. However, such initiatives by an...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Dec 22, 2022


Screening all gambling brands for the russian trail
Today, we fight against the russians not only in the military and political arenas. The economic front is crucial and complex as well. On...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Dec 20, 2022


Ukraine gambling regulator bans all russian controlled iGaming operators
The Gambling and Lotteries Regulatory Commission (Комісія з регулювання азартних ігор та лотерей) also known as KRAIL, which is the...

UGC
Dec 16, 2022


Every gambling operator – current and future – must provide up-to-date information about itself
Despite the war and a series of legislative initiatives aimed at easing its economic consequences for legal gambling operators, the...

UGC
Dec 16, 2022


KRAIL cancels licences of ‘russian-controlled’ operators
Ukraine’s Gambling and Lotteries Regulatory Commission (KRAIL) has cancelled the licences of three operators, following security and law...

UGC
Dec 15, 2022


Ukrainian gambling regulator cancels licences of three russian-controlled operators
Police and security services said the operators had provided inaccurate information. Ukraine.- The Ukrainian Commission for the...

UGC
Dec 15, 2022


Big politics and gambling: International experience vs Ukrainian practice
The joint position of any smart business is not to get involved in politics. Analysing global trends, it is safe to say that gambling is...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Dec 15, 2022


The struggle of CRGL to introduce DSOM
The introduction of the State Online Monitoring System (DSOM) is one of the key aspects of completing the gambling legalization reform in...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Dec 13, 2022


Gambling is entertainment for players, responsibility for organizers
Gambling in the civilized world has been perceived by society through the lens of leisure organization for many decades in a row. This is...

UGC
Dec 9, 2022


Gambling: Entertainment must be safe
A war significantly changes the life and work priorities of most citizens and, unfortunately, does not change or eliminate the desire of...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Dec 8, 2022


Why the state system of online monitoring of gambling is still not launched?
I have already written about the importance of the State System of Online Monitoring. This system makes control over operations of...

Ihor Petrenko
Dec 7, 2022


Every single gambling operator must have up-to-date licensing documents
Despite the war and numerous legislative initiatives to alleviate its economic effects on legal gambling operators, legal requirements...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Dec 6, 2022


Support at Hand
UGC renews the provision of psychological support to gamblers. Because of the ongoing war, we make fast decisions that are always...

UGC
Dec 2, 2022


The wow effect: how new technologies are transforming gambling
Стрімкий технологічний розвиток ринку онлайн-гемблінгу вражає й надихає. Гральний бізнес в інтернеті посідає одне з провідних місць...

UGC
Dec 2, 2022


World Cup as a synergy of sports and betting
The current 22nd World Cup, the final part of which takes place from November 20 to December 18 in Qatar, has already become a sensation...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Dec 1, 2022


When financial monitoring hinders business: Ukrainian practice vs. international experience
31 years since independence, Ukraine remains the only country among the former Soviet republics that has not managed to reach the GDP...

Yurii Havrilechko
Nov 30, 2022


The State Online Monitoring System. CRGL is doing its best
The Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries is working on the gambling industry’s comprehensive recovery and development. In...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Nov 29, 2022


How to evaluate the performance of the national regulator?
Every time the media or social networks raise the issue about the public service efficiency, the main conversations usually happen around...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Nov 25, 2022


The Ministry of Finance ignores the recommendations made by the gambling industry
Like any other business today, gambling is facing major challenges. Partial loss of assets, falling demand for services, and an economic...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Nov 23, 2022


The reformation of the state regulation of gambling is clearly not on time
Recently, a number of state initiatives regarding the gambling business have appeared. In short, this is a tax issue, financial...

UGC
Nov 18, 2022
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