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Ukrainian Gambling Commission to stop its work in a month

Andrzej UKRAINE 6 September 2021 No comment

According to Boris Baum, head of the advisory board of the Ukraine’s Gambling Commission (KRAIL), there is a risk the gambling watchdog stops its activities this October. There problem is that the one year term contracts of the members of the commission end in October. And the procedure of the election of the new members […]

Greentube partners with the first license Ukrainian casino and bookmaker

Greentube, the NOVOMATIC Interactive division, has taken its games portfolio live in Ukraine with First Casino. First Casino’s customers now have access to top-performing Greentube titles including Diamond Link™: Mighty Elephant and Diamond Link™: Mighty Sevens as well as classic content including Book of Ra™, Sizzling Hot deluxe™ and Lucky Lady’s Charm™.

List of new licensed gambling operators in Ukraine

Andrzej UKRAINE 18 August 2021 No comment

Since the beginning of 2021, the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) has already issued licenses to dozens of companies. Here is the list of operators. Online casinos First licenses were issued for online casinos. The first company to get the online casino license in Ukraine was Spacex LLC, which received its […]

Illegal gambling in Ukraine: more than 1000 sites and establishments operate without licenses

Andrzej UKRAINE 17 August 2021 No comment

Ukrainian Gambling Comisssion (KRAIL) has identified over 1000 websites and over 100 gambling locations that provide services for organizing and conducting operate without a license, the regulator’s press service said. The commission transmits information about such facts to law enforcement agencies to carry out a pre-trial investigation. At this stage, by three

37 new gambling establishments to open in Ukraine soon

Andrzej UKRAINE 12 August 2021 No comment

At least 37 different gambling locations are expected to open soon in 17 cities of Ukraine, according to Opendatabot, an open data platform, citing data from Ukraine’s Gambling Comission (KRAIL). Casinos are opening at five-star hotels in cities with high tourist potential. The leader in the number of casinos is Kiev, where it is planned […]

Ukraine to offer lawest GGR taxes in Europe

Andrzej UKRAINE 11 August 2021 No comment

Ukrainian Parliament has already supported in the first reading the draft law №2713-d “On Amendments to the Tax Code of Ukraine and Other Laws of Ukraine on Taxation of Income for Gambling Operators”. The Explanatory Note states that the bill is aimed at balancing royalties and the tax burden for the gambling market, which will […]

10 foreign gambling operators consider entering Ukrainian market

Andrzej UKRAINE 10 August 2021 No comment

According to Boris Baum, First Deputy Head of the Advisory and Expert Council of the Ukraine’s Gambling Commission, 10 foreign operators plan entering Ukrainian gambling market soon. “We have already received a dozen requests from foreign operators. Local companies are applying for licenses. We are looking forward to 2022 in terms of revenues to the […]

How many gambling licenses have been issued in Ukraine so far?

Andrzej UKRAINE 9 August 2021 No comment

Since February Ukraine has received 288 million UAH as payments for land-based casino licenses and about 257.4 million UAH as online-casino permits. Another UAH 167 million came from licenses for slot machines. UAH 108 million were paid by bookmakers. UAH 63 million was received from licenses for slot machine halls. Totally, about 1 billion UAH […]

Reopening of the Ukraine Casino Market

Iwo Bulski EXPERTS UKRAINE 8 April 2021 No comment

After a ten year hiatus, the Ukrainian government are looking to re-open casino gaming to local and international visitors. From what I hear it’s actually long overdue, and to some an opportunity not to be underestimated.

Ukraine’s SBU closes more than 30 illegal gambling operations

Iwo Bulski IGAMING UKRAINE 26 March 2021 No comment

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), together with the nation’s Commission for Licensing of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) has shut down more than 30 illegal gambling establishments and two casinos since the beginning of March.