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Anton Kuchukhidze
6 days ago
Legislative changes for legal gambling and remaining challenges
It hasn't been long since the Law on Amendments to Gambling Legislation came into force, but we can already see some results....
Anton Kuchukhidze
Jan 2
Illegal lottery advertising is not going away
The legal gambling market in Ukraine is under continuous pressure from illegal gambling and lottery operators who continue to operate...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Dec 23, 2024
Was legal gambling useful for Ukraine in 2024?
2024 was an eventful year for the legal gambling market. The introduction of strict restrictions on advertising, still unclear tax...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Dec 10, 2024
New changes in gambling regulation
On 4 December 2024, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted Draft Law No. 9256-d, which introduces significant changes to the regulation of...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Dec 3, 2024
Google and gambling in Germany
Recent changes in Google's advertising policy in Germany have become a significant step in the fight against illegal gambling. In...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Nov 26, 2024
Legalisation of online casinos in France is a confirmation of the global trend of gambling liberalisation
The French government has recently announced that it has started a dialogue with relevant companies and associations on the legalisation...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Nov 12, 2024
Under certain conditions, the gambling business can bring even more profits to the state budget
Legal gambling organisers were able to adapt to the war and continue to operate their businesses. Neither tax uncertainty, nor the loss...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Nov 5, 2024
Gambling advertising ban creates problems, not solves them
The ban on gambling advertising was a very unpleasant event for the legal gambling market in Ukraine. From the very first months , it has...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Oct 29, 2024
Global gambling market continues to grow
Нещодавно компанія H2 Gambling Capital, яка є одним із найавторитетніших анал Recently, H2 Gambling Capital, one of the most respected...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Oct 14, 2024
Which countries gamble the most and what does it say about their economies?
In order to understand the level of development of the gambling market in Ukraine, it is not enough to assess the current tax and licence...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Oct 7, 2024
63% of Ukrainians consider lotteries to be gambling
The manipulations of lottery operators that lotteries are not gambling are nothing more than their attempts to avoid paying taxes and...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Sep 30, 2024
The fight against illegal operators is gradually progressing
By mid-2024, there was a clear impression that someone was deliberately trying to strengthen the illegal gambling market as opposed to...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Sep 24, 2024
PRE MATCH brand is an example of dark competition in the gambling market
The Constitution of Ukraine guarantees that the state will ensure the free development of an environment where entrepreneurial activity...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Sep 17, 2024
Consequences of gambling advertising ban deepen the crisis on the legal market
The first months of the ban on gambling advertising demonstrated the problematic nature of this initiative. Negative consequences were...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Sep 10, 2024
Gambling advertising ban is a wrong way to go, and therefore an alternative is needed
There is indeed a trend in developed Western markets to ban gambling advertising. Regulatory legislation is becoming more and more...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Sep 2, 2024
The end of the era of impunity for "state" lotteries?
Recently, the overarching theme of my blogs has been the illegal operation of lotteries, which remains one of the key problems of the...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Aug 26, 2024
CRGL and Facebook partnership brings first significant results
CRGL uses every opportunity to fight illegal activities in the gambling market. In particular, the Commission has recently tightened...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Aug 19, 2024
UAH 9.8 billion in taxes is not the limit
Legal gambling organizers have adapted to doing business in a time of war. Neither tax uncertainty, nor loss of assets and customers, nor...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Aug 5, 2024
A little-noticed, but very important step by CRGL in the fight against gambling addiction
Gambling is primarily entertainment, not a way to make money. However, not all players realize this. That is why CRGL continues to...
Anton Kuchukhidze
Jul 29, 2024
CRGL strengthens partnership with Facebook in the fight against illegal gambling advertising
CRGL tries to use every opportunity to fight illegal gambling operators. This fight is especially difficult in the online space, where...
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