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Putin seeks to shift budget deficit burden to Russia’s poorest regions

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to create a sixth gambling zone in the country as the government looks for new revenue sources amid $109B budget deficit, the Moscow Times wrote on May 3.

4 May, 10:53 AM

Ukraine to limit troops’ access to gambling

Ukraine’s Defense and Digital Transformation ministries are working to restrict military personnel’s access to gambling apps and services while martial law remains in effect, the government announced on March 23.

23 March, 07:51 PM

Unauthorized edit to Ukraine frontline map triggers massive betting payout

An unauthorized edit to a widely used interactive map of Russia's invasion of Ukraine briefly showed Russian forces capturing a key point in the Donbas city of Myrnohrad, allowing a related bet on the prediction market platform Polymarket to resolve in favor of winners who stood to gain massive returns, 404 Media reported on Dec. 1.

14 December 2025, 01:23 PM

Ukraine blocks more than 300 online casinos

Ukraine’s tracking system for illegal websites blocked 314 online casinos — including 19 unique domains and 295 mirror sites in October, Digital Transformation Ministry reported on Nov. 4.

5 November 2025, 11:18 AM

Ukrainians can now report illegal online casinos to regulators

Ukraine’s gambling regulator PlayCity has launched an online registry to track illegal gambling websites and accept public complaints, Digital Transformation Ministry announced on Aug. 22.

23 August 2025, 02:14 AM

Seven Instagram bloggers blocked in Ukraine over gambling violations

On request from Ukraine’s gambling regulator PlayCity, Meta has blocked seven Instagram accounts ran by bloggers who were advertising online casinos to Ukrainian audiences, Digital Transformation Ministry announced on Aug. 6.

6 August 2025, 09:38 PM

Gambling tax revenues increase 125 times since 2021

From January to May 2025, Ukraine’s gambling sector paid $224.25 million in taxes to the state budget — up by $40.75 million or 22.3% compared to the same period last year, Danylo Hetmantsev, Head of Parliamentary Finance Committee, wrote on June 12.

13 June 2025, 10:39 AM

Ukraine’s gambling regulator Ivan Rudyi detained over alleged Russian casino ties

Ivan Rudyi, head of Ukraine’s gambling regulator, was detained over alleged ties to a Russian online casino, law enforcement sources confirmed to NV on Dec. 18.

18 December 2024, 12:00 PM

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