It stated that any game requiring the player to make a bet that enables them to receive a prize and the result of which depends on chance partially or completely, is considered gambling.
These included lotteries, creative competitions and sporting events, pool, bowling, free draws carried for purposes of advertising, charity, promotion and education, etc.
[8] Despite the prohibition, by July 20, 2009, over 500 facts of illegal operation of gambling establishments had been exposed in Ukraine which resulted in the confiscation of 6,000 slot machines and around 216 criminal charges.
[11] Gambling establishments can't be opened within less than 500 m proximity of the educational and government institutions and healthcare facilities.
The main reasons for choosing such locations were the intentions of the Ukrainian government to: 1) limit the possibilities of the vulnerable part of the population to play games of chance 2) get profit from the EURO 12 that will be held in Ukraine and will inevitably attract many solvent tourists.
To be admitted to the casino, gamblers will have to comply with the dress code and pass the strict face control.
[12][13] The Draft Law was developed with the intention of creating a properly regulated gambling market in Ukraine.
[1] Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych signed a law banning of paid interactive quizzes on TV and radio on 6 March 2012 (except for channels with limited access).
[16] On 14 July 2020 president Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the Ukrainian law "On State Regulation of Organising and Conducting Gambling".
Both local and foreign investors will have access to the market, only legal entities registered in Ukraine may become gambling operators.
Neither should they have shareholders registered in countries currently blacklisted by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), in other words North Korea and Iran.
[17] In early February, the first gambling licenses were issued in Ukraine, obtained by Spacex LLC, which operates the Cosmolot brand.