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Prosecutor's Office: 600 illegal online casino websites blocked in Ukraine since start of 2024

At least 600 illegal online gambling websites have been blocked in Ukraine since the beginning of 2024, the Prosecutor General's Office reported. The negative impacts of gambling, especially on the Ukrainian soldiers, have recently become a topic of public discussion in Ukraine as a petition demanding restrictions on online gambling reached the…

Incidents ・ 18 May 2024

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NEW RESTRICTIONS ON ONLINE GAMBLING

The decision introduces new restrictions on online gambling and bans it for military personnel during martial law regime. But will it work or be effective? At the end of March, a serviceman of the 59th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Pavlo Petrychenko, posted a petition on the president's website demanding restrictions on online…

Law ・ 04 May 2024

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Ukraine Blocks 2,500 Illegal Online Gaming Operations

Following the recent military gambling ban imposed on Ukrainian soldiers over cyber security concerns, the Prosecutor General' Office reportedly reveals that the Ukrainian lawmakers continue to address the adverse impacts of gambling in the country. As the Kyiev Independent reports, the latest measure to block unlicensed online gambling platforms…

Incidents ・ 30 April 2024

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Cyber experts block more than 2,500 casino and gambling sites

Cyber security specialists, on the recommendation of law enforcement officers, have blocked more than 2500 websites on which gambling games were conducted or online casino resources were hosted without any license. That's according to the Prosecutor General's Office, Ukrinform reports. As of April 2024, more than 450 criminal offenses related to…

Incidents ・ 29 April 2024

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The Prosecutor General's office reports blocking of over 2500 online casino websites in Ukraine

Main - Business -The Prosecutor General's office reports blocking of over 2500 online casino websites in Ukraine Business In Ukraine, as part of efforts to counter illegal gambling, over 2500 websites facilitating gambling activities and hosting online casinos without proper licenses have been blocked. This information comes from the Prosecutor…

Law ・ 28 April 2024

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Zelenskiy Bans Ukrainian Troops From Gambling Online

Ukraine and its European allies have welcomed the U.S. House of Representatives's passage of a long-delayed aid bill critical to Ukraine's defense against the Russian invasion, while the Senate's Democratic leadership has pledged to vote on the entire package in the next 72 hours to get it to President Joe Biden's desk. The $61 billion in Ukrainian…

Politics ・ 21 April 2024

Kyiv Post

Is Gambling Addiction a Problem for Ukraine’s Frontline Troops?

The problem of gambling addiction is as prevalent in the AFU as it is in the whole of Ukrainian society but the potential for harm goes beyond the threat for individuals. According to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), the annual turnover of gambling in online casinos, is estimated at Hr.150 billion ($3.8 billion) or more than Hr.400 million…

Gambling Addiction ・ 06 April 2024

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Zelenskyy positively responds to a petition calling to ban online casinos during martial law

The petition's author was a serviceman from the 59th Brigade, Pavlo Petrychenko. According to the petition, online casinos negatively influence some soldiers who lose large sums of money there amid high stress. According to Ukraine's National Bank, Ukrainians spent nearly UAH 150 billion ($3.9 billion) in gambling in 2023. Not all this sum was…

Law ・ 30 March 2024

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Ukraine seizes UAH700m from leading gambling operator

According to the Bureau, the gambling operator is accused of evading paying UAH1.20bn in taxes in Ukraine. The operator in question does hold a licence in the country. The Bureau says an investigation found people employed by the operator have been running unlicensed online gambling. More than 30 "mirror" sites similar to that of the licensed…

Incidents ・ 09 February 2024

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Ukraine look to Las Vegas as model for ousting Russians from gambling sector

Ukrainian officials seeking to oust Russian actors from its gambling industry are going to emulate the methods of the US authorities in the 1980s when they rooted out the Italian mob from the casinos of Las Vegas. Gambling was legalised in Ukraine after a 10-year ban shortly before the full-scale invasion in February 2022 and has since continued to…

Industry ・ 28 October 2023

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Police bust four illegal gambling houses in Kyiv

Following a series of raids at the illegal gambling premises, detectives from the ESBU's territorial administration in Ukraine seized 120 items of computer equipment with an estimated market value of UAH1.5m (£32000/€37000/$40000). So far, the ESBU's pre-trial investigation found certain individuals linked to the operation organised gambling…

Incidents ・ 14 August 2023

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ACMA blocks two more illegal gambling websites

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has issued two new blocking orders to internet service providers in the country. The bans target Pokizino and ABA Lucky 33, illegal gambling websites operating without a license in the Down Under, that do so in direct breach of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001. The pair is targeted by the…

Law ・ 17 December 2022

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Still at it: More foreigners detained in S’ville over online gambling

Amid the claim that job scam operations in Preah Sihanouk province's Sihanoukville are on the wane, some 233 foreigners, 35 of whom were women, were rounded up in operations against illegal online gambling in the city between November 30 and Friday. Preah Sihanouk provincial police chief Major General Chuon Narin said several illegal Vietnamese…

Incidents ・ 04 December 2022

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Ukraine Blocks Illegal Online Casino After $82millio...

Ukraine's security services have blocked an illegal online casino after discovering $82million in cryptocurrency transfers to Russia, with nationals from both countries involved in the unregulated site. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) released the information as the nation continues to battle against the Russian invaders, stating: "The…

Law ・ 05 December 2022

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SSU Blocks Online Casino Used to Fund the Russians

An unprecedented special operation has been conducted in Ukraine. SSU's cyber specialists caught the group of criminals that transferred the funds from the gambling site to Russia. According to SSU, the criminals that have been caught are the citizens of both Ukraine and Russia. Russian and Ukrainian criminals: The operation has been documented and…

Finance ・ 23 November 2022

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The SSU blocked a large-scale online casino that "transferred" almost UAH 3 billion to the Russian Federation

Cyber specialists of the SSU conducted an unprecedented special operation to document and block an organized criminal group created by citizens of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. As a result, it was possible to liquidate their illegal online casino, through which about 3 billion in hryvnia equivalent "went" to the Russian Federation. As…

Trust and Safety ・ 18 November 2022

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Ukraine Reminded Casinos to Not Violate the Curfew

The Commission on the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, Ukraine's gambling regulator, has reminded its licensees to comply with the wartime curfew. As the European country continues to be involved in a conflict with Russia, concerns about the safety of its citizens persist. Gambling establishments in Ukraine started reopening despite the war.…

Lottery ・ 19 July 2022

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In what ways Russian people are engaged in gambling

Since the worldwide outbreak of the Covid virus in 2020, there has been a growing demand for online gaming across the world, especially in Russia. This can be observed in the wider context, the gaming industry is making slow but steady progress toward greater liberalization. Gambling was permitted in Russia before its admission into the Soviet…

Covid ・ 16 May 2022

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Metaverse Casino Hit With Multi-State Cease and Desist

A metaverse casino that allegedly has ties to Russia has been hit with legal action from multiple US authorities. Flamingo Casino Club was struck with an emergency cease and desist order on Wednesday from five states. The state securities boards of Alabama, New Jersey, Kentucky, Wisconsin, and Texas filed the 22-page order, which outlines the…

Law ・ 12 May 2022

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Metaverse Casino Ordered By Five State Regulators To Shut Down Immediately

Five US states issued simultaneous cease-and-desist orders against an allegedly Russian-affiliated metaverse casino on Wednesday. Five state securities regulators issued emergency orders to the Flamingo Casino Club, a virtual casino, to immediately stop selling non-fungible tokens. The simultaneous filings by agencies in Texas, Wisconsin, Kentucky,…

Law ・ 12 May 2022

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Five U.S. states order halt to NFT sales by metaverse casino with alleged Russia ties

Regulators in five states simultaneously filed emergency orders Wednesday against a virtual casino they say has ties to Russia and that has been operating in the metaverse, a digital world where participants can interact with each other, purchase products and even gamble. State law enforcement officials say Flamingo Casino Club's operators failed…

Innovation ・ 11 May 2022

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LinkedIn Blocked in Kazakhstan Over Alleged Fake Accounts, Gambling Advertisements

Kazakhstan has blocked access to Microsoft subsidiary LinkedIn, over what the Central Asian country's government said were online casino advertisements and fake accounts. The Ministry of Information and Social Development said in a statement it had asked LinkedIn to remove the items in question but the company has failed to comply. It said it would…

Politics ・ 28 July 2021

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Kazakhstan blocks LinkedIn over alleged fake accounts, gambling ads

We have clear policies prohibiting ads related to gambling and fake profiles NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Kazakhstan has blocked access to Microsoft subsidiary LinkedIn, over what the Central Asian country s government said were online casino advertisements and fake accounts. The Ministry of Information and Social Development said in a statement it had…

Politics ・ 28 July 2021

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Kazakhstan blocks LinkedIn over online casino adverts

Kazakhstan has blocked access to Microsoft's subsidiary LinkedIn. The Kazakhstan Government believed the site was displaying online casino advertisements, as well as numerous fake accounts. It is illegal to advertise online casinos in Kazakhstan, therefore the advertisements on LinkedIn were seen as a breach. The Ministry of Information and Social…

Politics ・ 27 July 2021

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Stakelogic Receives B2B License From Ukraine Gambling Regulator

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021Paul Butcher Stakelogic, the Dutch online casino slot game developer has received approval from Ukrainian authorities to enter the online gambling market in the country. The company has received its supplier license from The Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) in Ukraine and will be able to offer…

Law ・ 08 July 2021