President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has enacted the decision of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine of 20 April "On Counteracting the Negative Consequences of Gambling on the Internet".
The decree is published on the President's website.
"To enact the decision of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine of 20 April 2024 "On Counteracting the Negative Consequences of Gambling on the Internet", the document says.
The document proposes to ban access to gambling for military personnel during martial law.
- to limit online casino advertising;
- to set limits for gambling per week and spending limits;
- introduce an online monitoring system;
- block illegal gambling websites;
- introduce restrictions for the military;
The SBU was instructed to conduct inspections of gambling organisers.
The relevant decree comes into force from the date of its publication.
State control over online casinos
- At the end of March, a proposal to ban gambling appeared on an electronic petition website by Pavlo Petrychenko, a soldier of the 59th Brigade.
- A military officer complained about the damage that gambling causes to the Ukrainian army and society. In particular, gambling is the only way for some soldiers to cope with stress, so there are cases when gambling addicts spend their entire allowance on gambling and take out microloans or pawn drones and thermal imagers.