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Russian gambling business is banned from Ukraine
Anton Kuchukhidze on his conceptual view of why the presence of Russian gambling companies is impossible in Ukraine. Read more via link...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jul 8, 2021


Mykola Melnyk: Legal gambling will protect players
Mykola Melnyk in his recent blog: "The showcase of the legal gambling market in any country is not so much bright casino signs as it is...

Mykola Melnyk
Jul 8, 2021


STATEMENT OF THE UKRAINIAN GAMBLING COUNCIL ON ILLEGAL GAMING ESTABLISHMENTS
The Ukrainian Gambling Council appealed to the Gambling and Lottery Regulation Commission with a request to respond and inform all...

UGC
Jul 5, 2021


First Casino is among the first members of the Ukrainian Gambling Council
Nebula Games LLC joined the Ukrainian Gambling Council. Nebula Games is a group company operating under the First Casino brand. The...

UGC
Jul 1, 2021


Round table “State Policy in the Gambling Sector: the Major Contributions of the First Half of 2021”
Dear colleagues, On 02 July 2021, 11:00, at the UGC’s initiative, a round table “State Policy in the Gambling Sector: the Major...

UGC
Jul 1, 2021


Anton Kuchukhidze: Society needs to learn the difference between legal and illegal gambling business
The concept of responsibility in the gambling sector can be divided between 3 actors: the State, business and society. Not everything in...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jun 29, 2021


UGC request for Google on the recognition of the legal Ukrainian gambling market
Dear Google Team, Hereby we, Ukrainian Gambling Council, are writing to you on our own behalf and in the interests of our members. We are...

UGC
Jun 25, 2021


Casino advertising rules: how it should be
The other day, KRAIL published clarifications on gambling advertising which indicates that violations of the current legislation on the...

Oleksandr Tolokonnikov
Jun 24, 2021


UGC statement on the amended draft law No. 2713-д
The Ukrainian Gambling Council welcomes today’s decision of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy to refer...

UGC
Jun 24, 2021


Anton Kuchukhidze: Illegal gambling halls are a threat to the gambling business development
Why did the authorities start shutting down illegal casinos? 2019 saw the rise of new political elite sweeping away all the bad things...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jun 23, 2021


UGC statement on illegal advertising of gambling
This week, from June 14 to June 18, 2021, wide-scale outdoor advertising of gambling appeared in Kyiv. Advertising of such kind not only...

UGC
Jun 18, 2021


Slots City joined Ukrainian Gambling Council
Slots City is a brand of the international company GAMEDEV LLC (Ukraine and the Netherlands), founded on the occasion of the adoption of...

UGC
Jun 18, 2021


The first licensed International casino brand in Ukraine, Shangri La, has joined Ukrainian Gambling
Shangri La brand is operated by Storm International BV, which is the international gaming operator known for its highest standards and...

UGC
Jun 18, 2021


Ihor Petrenko: Legal gambling VS illegal gambling
For eleven years, the gambling business in Ukraine was either completely in the shadow economy, or in the so-called grey zone, disguised...

Ihor Petrenko
Jun 16, 2021


Anton Kuchukhidze: Legal gambling business gives an impetus to business activity
The Gaming Industry exhibition ended last Friday. We can confidently say that we are witnessing a restart of the entire gambling sector...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jun 15, 2021


Anton Kuchukhidze: Gambling business in Ukraine as an indicator of political reforms
Over the past 11 years, the legalization of gambling has been extremely politicized. No wonder this sector was finally unshadowed in...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jun 8, 2021


UGC Chairman’s statement on collecting proposals for the tax bill No. 2713-д
Dear colleagues! Yesterday, the VR Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy held a meeting of the working group on the gambling...

UGC
Jun 8, 2021


Mykhailo Koval is the coordinator of the Advisory and Expert Council working group on gambling addic
Today, a founding meeting of the working group on the issues related to gambling addiction, as part of the Advisory and Expert Council...

UGC
Jun 7, 2021


Presentation for partners
Dear colleagues, UGC offers you a presentation that will allow you to learn more about the goals, objectives, plans, and structure of our...

UGC
Jun 4, 2021


Anton Kuchukhidze: Special gambling legislation counteracts gambling addiction
According to the logic in the gambling business development and to the special gambling legislation, the legalization of the gambling...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jun 1, 2021


What will turn Ukraine into a gambling and IT hub in Eastern Europe?
The opening of the gambling market in Ukraine has two key political goals: to unshadow the economy sector with a billion-dollar turnover,...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
May 27, 2021


Gambling business with a human face. International practices.
In our society, it is widely thought that the legalization of gambling does not solve the problem of gambling addicts and minors who...

Oleksandr Tolokonnikov
May 26, 2021


Gaming Industry Expo joined UGC
The international specialized exhibition Gaming Industry Expo has joined the ranks of UGC. “We are excited to join the UGC platform and...

UGC
May 26, 2021


Ukrainian Gambling Council welcomes new appointments
Anton Kuchukhidze as the Chairman of the Ukrainian Gambling Council Borys Baum as the Honorary Chairman for the Development of Gambling...

UGC
May 25, 2021
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