Casino News Today in Ukraine
A curated, automatically updated feed of gambling news from Ukraine: online casinos and land-based venues, regulatory changes, key events, and emerging trends – all based on coverage from local news outlets.
Jun 3, 2026
The state agency PlayCity revoked the licenses of two gambling operators due to discovered ties to Russia. This was reported by the agency's press service, according to Komersant Ukrainskyi. The companies in question are LLC “Favorit Kasino Kompani”…
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Jun 2, 2026
The state agency PlayCity has revoked the licenses for organizing and conducting gambling in gambling establishments from two companies — LLC "FAVORIT KAZINO COMPANI" and LLC "FAVBET VIP KAZINO". The agency noted that the basis for the decisions was…
16:55
glavnoe.in.ua The state agency PlayCity has revoked the licenses for organizing and conducting gambling in gaming establishments for two major companies: LLC "FAVORIT CASINO COMPANY" and LLC "FAVBET VIP CASINO".
13:39
dev.ua PlayCity reported on its first year of operation. As always — loudly, pompously and with media fanfare. As always — presenting wishful thinking as reality. To avoid being unfounded, we will once again go through every point that Novikov’s team…
14:41
rkm.kiev.ua Jun 1, 2026
The unified contribution to the mandatory state social insurance (USC) remains a key payment for all employers and entrepreneurs. It ensures social protection for employees and self-employed persons. This is reported by “Trybuna-Brovary” with…
17:59
brovary.net.ua May 30, 2026
Extortion of 350,000 hryvnias from an online casino winner: in Dnipro, the activities of three racketeers are being investigated. The editorial staff of 368.media learned this from the materials of a criminal case under Part 4 of Article 189 of the…
07:19 — Dnipro
www.ukrainainfo.com.ua May 25, 2026
A major reform of taxation of income that citizens receive through digital platforms is being prepared in Ukraine. Draft law No. 15111-d provides for the launch of automatic information exchange between platforms and the State Tax Service. This…
14:08
politanaliz.com.ua May 22, 2026
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Ukraine’s gambling regulator PlayCity has fined organizer LLC “All City Games” 4.32 million hryvnias for violations of gambling law, underscoring stricter enforcement of licensing and regulatory requirements in the sector epravda.com.ua.
In parallel, reporting on gambling taxation explains that organizers face a mixed income tax regime, while other articles warn that simplified registration at casino portals can hide future verification, withdrawal, and account-protection risks propodatki.com.ua ternopillive.com.ua.
In the Tyachiv district, a post office manager lost 170,000 hryvnias in pensions at an online casino
In the Tyachiv district, a post office manager lost 170,000 hryvnias in pensions at an online casino The woman was sentenced to 2 years of probation supervision and a fine of 6,800 hryvnias. Read more...
18:06 — Tiachiv
mukachevo.net The former head of the financial and economic service of one of the combat brigades operating in the Zaporizhzhia direction misappropriated almost UAH 10 million in soldiers' payments and lost it in casinos. This was reported by the State Bureau of…
05:47
mig.com.ua Gambling and income tax: one taxpayer – two objects The Tax Code of Ukraine establishes a mixed income tax regime for organizers of gambling. First, like all taxpayers, they determine the object of taxation at the basic rate of 18%: this is the…
15:02
propodatki.com.ua The state agency "PlayCity", established to regulate and oversee the gambling and lotteries sector, has fined the gambling organizer LLC "All City Games" 4.32 million hryvnias for violating the requirements of gambling legislation. The agency…
14:05
epravda.com.ua Fast registration looks convenient. Fewer fields. Fewer documents. Less waiting. But in the gambling sector, a simple start does not always mean simple withdrawal of funds, full account protection, or the absence of checks in the future. That is why…
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ternopillive.com.ua Automated daily summary
Ukraine’s gambling regulator PlayCity has fined organizer LLC “All City Games” 4.32 million hryvnias for violations of gambling law, underscoring stricter enforcement of licensing and regulatory requirements in the sector epravda.com.ua.
In parallel, reporting on gambling taxation explains that organizers face a mixed income tax regime, while other articles warn that simplified registration at casino portals can hide future verification, withdrawal, and account-protection risks propodatki.com.ua ternopillive.com.ua.
May 21, 2026
The Samarivskyi City District Court of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has sentenced the former head of the financial and economic service of a combat brigade to eight years in prison. According to investigators, he appropriated more than UAH 9.7 million in…
16:35 — Samara
glavnoe.in.ua The fraudster redirected payments intended for servicemen to his own accounts, and also continued to accrue money to fighters who had been discharged from service.
16:00
tsn.ua The financier, deserter and gambling addict was detained back in winter. Photo by the Office of the Prosecutor General The court found guilty the head of the settlement group of the financial and economic service of one of the brigades in the…
15:34 — Zaporizhzhia
nizhyn.in.ua May 20, 2026
Amid publications about the de facto impunity of the sanctioned online casinos Parimatch, Parik24 and 1win, a systematic clearing of the information space has begun in the Ukrainian segment of the internet. Materials describing the mechanisms for…
18:42
navarti.in.ua May 18, 2026
Russian businessman and casino owner Sergei Tokarev has, for now, lost the battle for "Wikipedia". His page on "Wikipedia", which had undergone about a dozen edits over a year and a half, now looks more or less acceptable. In 2024, the owner of…
20:50
antikor.info May 17, 2026
80.6% of those surveyed have already played in online casinos or placed bets through illegal operators over the past three months
20:25
biz.nv.ua The gambling market in Ukraine continues to move toward a more digital and transparent operating model. After the liquidation of KRAIL, regulatory functions were transferred to the PlayCity agency. The current regulator is now responsible not only…
06:52
studlib.org.ua The first 11 organizers of gambling activities have already been connected on a test basis to the State Online Monitoring System. A further group of operators is continuing to integrate their own systems. For the Ukrainian gambling market, this is…
06:51
times.od.ua May 14, 2026
The Cabinet of Ministers has preliminarily supported transferring the gambling market regulator PlayCity from the Ministry of Digital Transformation to its direct subordination. This is indicated by a statement from the head of the Verkhovna Rada's…
17:25
epravda.com.ua May 12, 2026
In April 2026, 431 websites were placed under access restrictions in Ukraine.
08:20
business.rayon.in.ua May 11, 2026
In the Tyachiv district, a postal worker gambled away UAH 170,000 in other people's pensions at a casino Valeriia Rubaniak Mon, 11/05/2026 - 15:54 In Zakarpattia, a court fined an employee of the Ukrposhta branch in the village of Hrushovo, who…
12:54 — Hrus hovo
zaholovok.com.ua In Zakarpattia, the acting head of a post office was convicted after losing 170,000 hryvnias in pension funds at an online casino.
10:41
tsn.ua The organizer of the scheme was fined UAH 799,000, and his two accomplices were fined UAH 765,000 each.
12:05 — Kyiv
lb.ua May 7, 2026
In April 2026, PlayCity imposed fines on organizers of gambling games totaling UAH 946 million for violations of legal requirements. The agency reported this in its monthly performance report. PlayCity said the violations identified were the result…
15:16
glavnoe.in.ua May 6, 2026
A dance coach who worked at Cherkasy School No. 20 received a three-year probationary sentence. She collected money from parents for a trip to Georgia for a competition, and then lost it in a casino. This is stated in the verdict of the Sosnivskyi…
11:39 — Cherkasy
18000.com.ua May 5, 2026
According to the investigation, the 33-year-old Lviv resident created a virtual poker club through a mobile app back in 2021.
14:44 — Lviv
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