Zelensky holds a meeting on online casinos, prepares appropriate steps
Kyiv • UNN
President Zelenskyy held a meeting to discuss the regulation of online casinos and the preparation of steps to strengthen control over the industry.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with the Security Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the State Special Communications Service, and the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council to discuss the situation with online casinos. Appropriate steps are being prepared that will add the necessary control over the industry. He said this in a video message, UNN reports.
"I held a meeting with the Security Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the State Special Communications Service, and the NSDC Secretary on the situation with online casinos. The reports were informative. We are preparing appropriate steps that will add the necessary control over the industry and help protect the interests of society properly," Zelensky said.
Addendum
Earlier, Zelenskyy responded to a petition calling for restrictions on online casinos. The Head of State instructed the Security Service of Ukraine, the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, and the National Security and Defense Council to collect analytics and propose solutions.
The Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy supported a government draft law that proposes to liquidate the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries.
