Who is joining
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Founding members: leading licence-holders that together pay ₴10 billion+ in annual taxes
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Eligibility: only companies that pass an admission audit – licensed operators, platform suppliers, payment systems and trade bodies
Strategic goals
| Priority | Action | Lead partners |
|---|---|---|
| Market reboot | Draft clear, predictable rules for all legal operators | Association + Ministry of Digital Transformation |
| Fight illegals | Identify and block ±50 Russian-controlled online casinos still active in UA web-space | Association task-force, PlayCity, cyber-police |
| Adopt EU standards | Implement Responsible Remote Gambling Measures (CEN, 134 criteria) including player-protection, under-age safeguards and privacy | Association Council |
Governance & standards
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Operates under classic corporate-governance code
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Members sign a Customer-Protection Charter incorporating the CEN responsible-gaming framework
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Joint working groups with PlayCity (the new state agency supervising gambling since April 2025) will draft further technical and AML norms
“This is the first alliance of white-market operators who want fair competition and full tax transparency,”
— Oleksandr Kohut, President, Association of Ukrainian Gambling Business Operators
Context & regulation timeline
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Feb 2025: policy remit shifts to Ministry of Digital Transformation
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Mar 2025: Cabinet creates PlayCity agency, headed by Hennadii Novykov
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Apr 2025: previous regulator KRAIL dissolved
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Market snapshot 2024: ₴55.6 bn revenue; ₴17 bn taxes (Opendatabot)
Illegal-market challenge
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50 unlicensed Russian-backed online casinos still target Ukrainian users
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Estimated budget loss: up to ₴5 bn annually
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Association to publish enforcement results jointly with law-enforcement agencies
Fiscal impact (Jan–May 2025)
| Tax | Paid (₴ bn) |
|---|---|
| Corporate income tax | 5.96 |
| Personal income tax on winnings | 2.15 |
| Military levy | 0.65 |
| Total (licensed sector) | 8.97 |
Outlook: By uniting compliant operators, embedding EU-grade consumer safeguards and coordinating with the new PlayCity regulator, the Association aims to professionalise Ukraine’s gambling sector, drive out shadow players and solidify the industry’s status as a significant, transparent contributor to the state budget.
