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Anton Kuchukhidze: Increased tax burden on gambling is always a wrongheaded strategy
There is a curious trend in countries where gambling has recently been legalized. Governments are rapidly starting to increase the tax...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jul 19, 2022


How can Ukraine strengthen its position in gambling in the European region?
The examples of our neighbors, Georgia and Romania, clearly demonstrate that any increased pressure on the legal gambling business very...

UGC
Jul 19, 2022


The legal gambling business continues to pay for licenses
As of July 1, the state budget of Ukraine has already received#nbsp;UAH 746.94 million from the license payments to conduct gambling and...

UGC
Jul 15, 2022


Ukrainian gambling is part of the global entertainment industry
Despite the war, Ukrainian gambling still works, pays taxes, keeps jobs, and actively helps the State fight against russian aggression....

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Jul 14, 2022


Anton Kuchukhidze: Gambling in Georgia is a bad model of the civilized gambling market
Any dynamically developing economy sector always makes some representatives of the political elite covet to collect as many taxes from it...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jul 12, 2022


Gambling in Georgia is a bad model of the civilized gambling market
Once in Ukraine, Georgia was held as an exemplary state that successfully reformed its gambling industry and ensured the rapid growth of...

UGC
Jul 12, 2022


Business needs an understanding of force majeure from the state and adoption of draft law #2713-d
In his extensive interview, the Chairman of the Ukrainian Gambling Council (UGC) told us what the gambling market was like during the...

UGC
Jul 7, 2022


Gambling is not retail, or why gambling does not need cash registers
War is not only about destroying infrastructure and technology and killing civilians but also about significant changes in the whole...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Jul 7, 2022


Ihor Petrenko: why is it important to fight illegal gambling advertising and how to do it?
Legal gambling business must be socially responsible, this is one of the bases of the legalization process and it must also strictly...

Ihor Petrenko
Jul 6, 2022


"Genesis Game" LLC became a new member of the Ukrainian Gambling Council
Ukrainian Gambling Council continues to support companies during the Russian Federation's full-scale invasion of this Eastern European...

UGC
Jul 6, 2022


Anton Kuchukhidze: Against all difficulties, legal gambling continues to pay license fees
Despite the war, the economic contraction, the decline in business activity and in demand for entertainment industry services, legal...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jul 5, 2022


The main goals and values of the UGC remain unchanged during the war - Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Viktoriya Zakrevskaya, deputy chairman of the Ukrainian Gambling Council (UGC) for communication, explained in details how the war...

UGC
Jul 1, 2022


Genesis Game LLC joined the Ukrainian Gambling Council
The Ukrainian Gambling Council continues to support the companies in this difficult time and to strengthen its expertise in all areas of...

UGC
Jul 1, 2022


European gambling: Changing stereotypes – from a way of making money to a popular entertainment
Over the past hundred years, humanity has changed its attitude towards things and activities, which were common in the past but...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Jun 30, 2022


Anton Kuchukhidze: Why does William Hill operate in Latvia and not Ukraine?
Although active hostilities are far from over, the Ukrainian business is trying to keep working and resume its operations where possible....

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jun 28, 2022


Assistance to the State from the gambling business has become systematic
From the first days of the full-scale invasion of russian troops into Ukraine, legal operators in the domestic gambling market have been...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Jun 23, 2022


Good news from the world of gambling: the Ukrainian land-based gambling is back to work!
The domestic gambling is showing good dynamics - slot machine halls are starting to work again. More

UGC
Jun 22, 2022


Ground-based gambling halls are open again in Kyiv
Chairman of the Ukrainian Gambling Council Anton Kuchukhidze noted that although the war is far from being over, business already...

UGC
Jun 21, 2022


Online gambling should not use PPO in its activities
The Chairman of the Ukrainian Gambling Council, Anton Kuchukhidze, made a statement reminding the fiscal services that the RRO is not...

UGC
Jun 21, 2022


Anton Kuchukhidze: UGC starts to actively fight illegal gambling advertising
While most legal gambling operators are actively helping the country fight against russia, illegal operators continue to operate outside...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jun 14, 2022


Legal gambling operators start the fight against illegal advertising
The Ukrainian Gambling Council launched a hotline to fight illegal gambling advertising. UGC experts will process all requests and will...

UGC
Jun 13, 2022


Investment in gambling: How Latvia’s experience can help Ukraine
This summer marks the second year since the adoption of the Law of Ukraine “On State Regulation of Organizing and Conducting Gambling”...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Jun 9, 2022


Online gambling should not use PPO in its activities
Anton Kuchukhidze advised all members of the UGC not to use the PPO, and called to take a principled position in dialogue with the...

UGC
Jun 9, 2022


Gambling advertising in Ukraine will be controlled by society
Almost simultaneously, the fight against illegal marketing activities in the field of gambling began in Ukraine and Armenia. In Ukraine,...

UGC
Jun 8, 2022
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