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Gambling Legalisation in Ukraine Gets Delayed

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5 years ago

December 16, 2019

Niji Narayan

Ukraine Inches Closer to Gambling Legalisation

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has instructed to approve the gambling bill by the end of 2019, but this task seems no longer achievable.

According to Dmitry Natalukha, chairman of the parliamentary committee on economic policy, transition period is required for a number of things, including the creation of a special commission for the control of gambling and development of online monitoring system.

On the other hand, some experts say that the idea of transition period is just an excuse to delay legalisation. Now the “Servant of the People” Party has a majority in parliament and the chance of adopting the law is high. However, in a year or two the majority can sway.

Parliament must consider all eight registered bills. Members of the Economic and Tax Committees say that none of these eight projects is planned to be approved in its original version. The deputies intend to prepare another project by the end of 2019 that will take into account all the amendments.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.