A large blocking operation ended in Ukraine Illegal online casinosA total of 133 such sites were stopped. All of them worked in the Ukrainian Internet segment.
This was reported in the Association of Ukrainian Gambling Operators (Auogb) Ukrinform. The action was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the State Secretariat of Communications, NCEC and was implemented on the basis of the Decree of the State Secretariat of Communications on July 1, 2025.
Scale and consequences
Suppliers of Internet services have undertaken to fulfill the State Secretariat of IP -Adressov IP -adures of illegal immigrants until July 8, 2025, which occurredThe field, in addition to the technical blocking of sites, the financial business infrastructure was stopped: illegal payments processing and P2P transaction was stopped.
- According to Auogb, the shadow segment of the online -case quarter From 3 to 5 billion uahField
- Half of the gambling market in Ukraine remains in the shade. According to minisfra, from this, the state does not receive annually 10 billion AAAAAField
- For comparison, legal participants in the gambling business paid for 17 billion athyure taxesand during the first four months of 2025 – more 6.4 billionField
By the way, we have already chosen reliable platforms, which are included in the upper online casino with a license. Such resources work in accordance with the Law of Ukraine, are under the control of regulatory authorities and do not use schemes related to deception or manipulation by players.
The struggle is gaining momentum
Auogb President Alexander Kokhut emphasized that illegal casinos, most of which have roots in the Russian Federation, causing direct damage to the state, legal business and, most importantly, citizens of Ukraine. On such sites often cloned after the castle, there is extremely High risk of fraud, leakage of personal and financial data of playersField
To recall:
- Since February 14, 2025, the formation and implementation of state gambling in Ukraine in Ukraine is within the competence of the Ministry of Digital Transformations.
- March 21, 2025, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to create a new central executive body – Pleititi State AgencyField
- The Pleititi agency, which works under the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, is already actively identifying illegal sites. Yes, in June he submitted a request for NCEC locking 824 illegal casinoField
According to OBOZ.UA, the Center for the responsible game seeks to develop and implement new methods of prevention and combat game addiction based on foreign experience. To this end, world approaches to the prevention of trunks are analyzed.
Source: Obozrevatel
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