Eastern Europe

Ukrainian Parliament to Consider Six New Gambling Bills

The HALLO ECHO

  Ukraine’s Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has announced that six new bills will be considered involving the regulation of gambling. This includes two draft amendments to the current tax and budget laws related to gambling as well as one rule change regarding illegal gambling. Of the nine total bills and amendments, only five have currently…

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Ukraine’s Gambling Bill Proposes Certain Requirements for iGaming

The HALLO ECHO

  The new gambling bill of Ukraine has proposed certain requirements for the operations of online casinos, bookmakers and poker rooms. These types of activities will require a special license. The bill allows offering gambling via websites and applications on different operating systems. Opertors will need to own or have the right to use one…

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Ukrainian Parliament Registers Draft Law on Regulation of Gambling Industry

The HALLO ECHO

  Verkhovna Rada, the Parliament of Ukraine, has registered a draft Law “On State Regulation of Activities in the Organization and Conduct of Gambling.” The Government’s bill aims to comprehensively streamline the organisation and conduct of gambling. Adoption of the bill will allow to regulate the problem of illegal gambling business distribution and prevent gaming…

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BF Games awarded Romanian online licence

The HALLO ECHO

  Creative development studio BF Games has been awarded a Romanian supplier licence, enabling it to provide its portfolio to the country’s online operators for the first time, following a successful period of offering its land-based slot machines in the country. Licensed online operators across Romania can now enjoy full access to BF Games’ slot…

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Belarus Adopts Amendments to the Law on Advertising

The HALLO ECHO

  The Belarusian Parliament has adopted amendments to the Law on Advertising in the first reading. The Belarusian Hockey Federation was the initiator of the amendments. The fourth part of paragraph two of Article 23 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus “On Advertising” prohibited placement of advertising of gambling establishments and gambling on…

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Legalization in Ukraine: “to be” or “not to be”?

The HALLO ECHO

  Ukraine is on the cusp of legalizing gambling. After a 10-year ban, the new government made the adoption of the law one of its top priorities. Discussion around legalizing gambling has been ongoing almost since the ban in 2009. Over the past five years, several bills have been put in front of parliament. Moreover,…

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