This year, 600 websites with illegal online casinos were blocked in Ukraine

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In 2024, 600 websites with illegal online casinos were blocked in Ukraine, and law enforcement officers are investigating 450 criminal proceedings

This is reported by espreso.tv

It is indicated that illegal online casino resources are blocked almost every day. Proceedings are opened on the facts of their work regarding illegal activities in the organization or conduct of gambling and lotteries. The maximum penalty is a fine of 850 thousand hryvnias with the deprivation of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activities.

In addition, this year, 7 indictments were sent to court against 68 people who are members of criminal groups in the field of gambling.

At the same time, last year, more than 2.5 thousand websites that organized gambling without a license were blocked, and 169 criminal offenses were registered. 74 people were notified of suspicion, and 52 indictments were sent to court.

Prosecutor of the Prosecutor General's Office Artem Boyarenko emphasized that illegal online casinos affect not only the budget, which loses taxes, but also the players themselves, as they are in no way immune to fraud.

  • On April 20, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted the NSDC decision "On counteracting the negative consequences of gambling on the Internet",

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