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Illegal gambling means unearned budget revenues and scammed players
From the first days of legalization, the gambling business in Ukraine developed in difficult conditions. A full-scale war and serious...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Oct 31, 2023


Changes in gambling advertising in Ukraine gain momentum
On 2 October 2023, amendments to the Law "On Advertising" came into force in Ukraine, which relate to the regulation of gambling...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Oct 10, 2023


The widespread nature of gambling addiction in Ukraine is a fiction
The topic of spreading gaming addiction constantly surfaces in the headlines of a number of media and discussions of "experts". We keep...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Oct 2, 2023


Legal gambling organizers continue to pay license fees
The Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (CRGL) continues to receive license fees from legal gambling operators. Thanks to...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Sep 25, 2023


Changes in lottery legislation are one of the key priorities in combating illegal gambling business
The effective countering illegal gambling is one of the main conditions for the development of the legal gambling market in Ukraine....

Anton Kuchukhidze
Sep 18, 2023


Legal gambling business continues to pay license fees and attract investments
Filling the state budget in conditions of full-scale war is a difficult task. Especially when it comes to providing revenue not from...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Aug 28, 2023


The vast majority of illegal gambling businesses have connections with the russian federation
The Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (CRGL) systematically takes measures to identify illegal businesses and limit...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Aug 22, 2023


You can distinguish between legal and illegal gambling businesses by their advertising
From the very beginning of bringing the gambling market back into the legal field, both legislators and the professional gambling...

Viktoriya Zakrevskaya
Aug 16, 2023


Lottery operators dream of returning to the times of grey business
Each action has its counteraction. And even if we are talking about positive changes, there will always be certain groups of people whose...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Aug 14, 2023


Holding consultations on gambling is a long process
We are often dissatisfied with the intensity of certain changes taking place in the country. It always seems to us that legislative...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Aug 7, 2023


What is happening with Parimatch Ukraine?
The unexpected and drastic decision to introduce sanctions against Parimatch Ukraine (PM) in March 2023 caused quite a stir in the legal...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jul 31, 2023


Situation with illegal activities of lotteries needs a systemic solution
I often mention the illegal gambling businesses when talking about challenges for the legal gambling market in Ukraine, which are not...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jul 24, 2023


The State Online Monitoring System should have no personification of players
The State Online Monitoring System (SOMS) has many advantages for all participants of the legal gambling market. I have repeatedly...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jun 19, 2023


Gambling and how it is connected with happiness
My blogs may give you an impression that gambling is only about taxes, regulatory policy, legislation and the fight against illegal...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jun 13, 2023


Why is the introduction of the SOMS without the adoption of tax changes meaningless?
Both representatives of the legal gambling market and the national regulator support the introduction of the State Online Monitoring...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Jun 5, 2023


How does foreign gambling look at Ukraine?
It is difficult to imagine a greater risk for an investor than a war in the country where he/she plans to invest. Nevertheless, Western...

Anton Kuchukhidze
May 22, 2023


Development of the legal gambling market is impossible without a systematic fight against illegal
The successful completion of the reform on the legalization of gambling depends, in addition to adoption of appropriate tax and...

Anton Kuchukhidze
May 15, 2023


Why is the recent case of a player against bet365 interesting for the Ukrainian market?
The Ukrainian legal gambling market is very young, as it has been operating for about 2.5 years. Despite the fact that these years were...

Anton Kuchukhidze
May 8, 2023


Gambling addiction in Ukraine is not widespread
In my previous blogs, I repeatedly emphasized that the problem of gambling addiction (ludomania) in Ukraine is not widespread. In the...

Anton Kuchukhidze
May 1, 2023


Ludopathy in Ukraine - what do the official statistics say?
Statistics clearly demonstrate that ludopathy (gambling addiction) in Ukraine is not a problem and it is not widespread. Back in November...

Anton Kuchukhidze
Apr 24, 2023
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