Ukraine President Zelensky Orders New Gambling Bill

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky has instructed the government and parliamentary majority to develop and implement laws to legalise gambling in the country. He wants these rules to be implemented before December 2020.

“Concerning measures to remove the economy from the shadows: to prepare bills on the legalisation of the gambling industry and legalisation of amber production and submit them to the parliament. The deadline is October 1, 2019,” Volodymyr Zelensky said to the officials in a meeting.

“The officials in charge: Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk and Finance Minister Oksana Markarova. Adopt laws on the legalisation of the gambling industry and legalisation of amber production. The deadline: December 1, 2019. The officials in charge: [Verkhovna Rada Chairman] Dmytro Razumkov and [Head of the Servant of the People parliamentary faction] David Arakhamia,” he added.