Registry of people with gambling addiction and more: what the new PlayCity rules provide for
Kyiv • UNN
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the regulations on PlayCity with the powers to maintain registers, block unlicensed websites, and set limits for players.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved new rules for the activities of PlayCity, the body responsible for policy in the gambling sector. The agency received a provision detailing its powers. This is reported by UNN with reference to People's Deputy Oleksiy Honcharenko in Telegram.
Details
According to the MP, the agency will maintain a register of people with gambling addiction. In addition, the agency was obliged to maintain a register of state lotteries and was authorized to hold operator competitions.
PlayCity will publish annual reports on the state of the market. And it will be able to initiate the blocking of websites and mobile applications that operate without a license.
The body was also authorized to give recommendations for gambling organizers.
Including:
1. Time limits for online play — a player should not spend more than a certain amount of time per day playing continuously.
2. Mandatory breaks — there should be pauses between gaming sessions.
3. Spending limits — a player can independently set limits on the amount they spend on gambling:
- per day;
- per week;
- per month.
These limits can be changed no more than once every 30 days.
Let us remind you
In March of this year, the Cabinet of Ministers formed the State Agency of Ukraine PlayCity, which will be responsible for the implementation of state policy in the field of gambling and lotteries, instead of the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, which was liquidated by the Verkhovna Rada in December last year.