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Ukrainian licence holders will only have two months to comply with a long list of updated regulations under a key new proposal, as the country unleashes a flurry of consultations aimed at updating and aligning rules as well as improving industry oversight.
On July 11, 2025, the Ministry of Digital Transformation submitted amendments for consultation aimed at bringing pieces of secondary legislation in line with the changes to the Gambling Act passed by the Ukrainian parliament in December 2024. This law, which entered into force on April 1, 2025, also resulted in the dissolution of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL).
Discussing the changes with Vixio GamblingCompliance, Stanislava Yautodzyeva, head of analytics at 4H Agency, says it's important to note that existing licensees will not have to apply for a new licence under the proposal.
“However, they will have a two-month period to comply with the updated regulations and to submit any additional documents required under the new framework, if they lack any of them,” she adds.
Currently, the proposals are being consulted on, which Yautodzyeva says usually lasts around a month to a month-and-a-half long.
After the consultation process is over, the proposals will undergo interagency coordination, a process that may take an additional one to one-and-a-half months.
“Should any feedback be accepted, the Ministry will update the draft accordingly before proceeding to the approval stage. No further public consultation is expected beyond this point,” Yautodzyeva commented.
After passing these stages, a final version of the proposal will be submitted to the Cabinet of Ministers for a vote.
Once approved, the regulation will officially enter into force after a two-month transitional period.
New Gambling Regulator Hits The Ground Running
PlayCity, the new gambling regulatory authority, has been busy over the past two months.
It listed its top priorities as digitising the licensing process, launching an illegal gambling monitoring and blocking system, restarting the lottery market to make it pay licence fees, reintroducing the national self-exclusion scheme, making it easier for people to self-exclude, and removing any Russian-linked casinos.
It has already issued its first fine, and begun terminating licences for gambling act breaches.
Now it's turning its sights to updating regulations.
A flurry of consultations opened this month alongside the one on secondary legislation changes, covering a range of proposals including the procedure for reimbursement of gambling losses for prohibited players, reporting duties and permits for gambling premises.
The regulator is also keen to improve its oversight of the industry by developing a new online gambling monitoring system.
PlayCity’s activity over the past few months indicates that it will quickly try to meet its challenges and accomplish its aims, meaning there could be many changes and increased enforcement action in the months ahead.
