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What will be the first steps of the new state gambling regulator "PlayCity"?
2025 has become a year of significant changes in the regulation of the gambling market in Ukraine. The Cabinet of Ministers has dissolved...

UGC
May 9, 2025


Financial analysts vs gambling fraud - global experience
With the rapid development of the gambling industry and the gradual shift of gambling operations to the online space, not only is sports...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
May 8, 2025


Online Gambling Takes the Lead in Global Market Growth
Modern technology is having a profound impact on every aspect of our lives — and the global gambling industry is evolving in response. As...

UGC
May 6, 2025


Legal gambling reduces the risk of gambling addiction
2025 was a year of important changes in the regulation of the gambling market in Ukraine. The Cabinet of Ministers abolished the...

Anton Kuchukhidze
May 6, 2025


Ukrainian gambling set to break records - but only under certain conditions
Tax-related and other prospects of the gambling market are discussed by Yuriy Havrylechko, an expert at the analytical center Ukrainian...

UGC
Apr 30, 2025


How excessive restrictions on legal gambling contribute to the development of the black market – the EU experience
It is unlikely that anyone would argue that one of the most important tasks of the state in implementing its economic policy is to...
Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Apr 30, 2025


Domestic gambling market faces first major growth crisis
The Ukrainian gambling market, which was legalised in August 2020, has shown significant growth in recent years. However, alongside its...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Apr 24, 2025


Illegal operators in the shadows of digital casinos: How Europe fights online gambling and what Ukraine should do
Online gambling is growing rapidly, but so is the activity of illegal platforms that use cryptocurrencies and AI. According to experts,...

UGC
Apr 23, 2025


Europe’s experience in tackling illegal gambling operators offers valuable lessons
In recent years, the issue of gambling has taken on a new dimension, particularly in the context of the industry's legalization and...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Apr 22, 2025


Online beats offline in global gambling market trend
Modern technology is changing our everyday lives in an increasingly visible way. The gambling market, as part of the global leisure...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Apr 17, 2025


Ukraine’s gambling market reform advances: Key achievements in early 2025
The Ukrainian legal gambling market continues to demonstrate rapid development. In January-March 2025, the state budget received UAH 5.4...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Apr 15, 2025


Legal gambling advertising is making a comeback. What will it look like?
For almost a year, Ukraine has been subject to strict restrictions on gambling advertising. And finally, from 1 April 2025, gambling...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Apr 9, 2025


New measures to strengthen the fight against gambling addiction in Europe
Preventing gambling addiction is one of the most pressing issues in the gambling industry. Although its scale is often exaggerated by...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Apr 8, 2025


"PlayCity" instead of CRGL - what changes can the gambling market expect?
Since 1 April, a new national regulator has been operating in the domestic gambling market, and CRGL has become a thing of the past. On...
Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Apr 3, 2025


Will the fight against illegal gambling operators become more effective in 2025?
The beginning of 2025 was quite productive for the Ukrainian gambling market in terms of fighting the illegal segment. Thanks to the...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Apr 1, 2025


Online gambling is moving forward: expert tells how Ukraine can take advantage of market opportunities
The global gambling industry is moving online, and this trend offers both opportunities and challenges for Ukraine. To maximize the...

UGC
Mar 30, 2025


Who is more likely to gamble - men or women?
According to the UK Gambling Commission, 44% of female respondents chose one of the two motives in the survey, writes Viktoria Zakrevska,...

UGC
Mar 28, 2025


Men vs. women – who gambles more? What the world experience says
Various studies are regularly conducted in the world of gambling. And one of the most interesting ones is the one that tries to find out:...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Mar 27, 2025


В Україні запрацює новий регулятор азартних ігор: експерт розповів, що очікує ринок
Після появи нового регулятора ринок азартних ігор очікує посилений контроль за рекламою, автоматизація процесів ліцензування та боротьба...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Mar 27, 2025


Легальний ринок азартних ігор – джерело додаткових коштів для держбюджету
Цьогоріч виповнюється п’ять років із моменту повернення грального бізнесу в легальне правове поле. У 2020-му лише поодинокі експерти...

Yurii Havrilechko
Mar 26, 2025


What does the gambling market expect after the emergence of a new regulator?
On 1 April, a new gambling regulator is to start operating in Ukraine, replacing the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Mar 25, 2025


Domestic gambling market as an example of effective business adaptation during the war
The legal gambling market is one of the drivers of the growth of revenues to the state budget of Ukraine. And it's not just words. The...

UGC
Mar 19, 2025


Global gambling trends and Ukraine
The global gambling market is undergoing a significant transformation, with online gambling becoming the dominant segment. This process,...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Mar 18, 2025


Investors will invest in online gambling projects under two conditions
This opinion was expressed by Anton Kuchukhidze, the chairman of UGC, in his column for Ukrainian News. He emphasized that online...

UGC
Mar 17, 2025
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