First Cases of Legalization of Gambling Business in Ukraine
About the webinar
The legalization of the gambling business is gaining momentum. Given the relevance of the topic for the economy of Ukraine, the first specialized business magazine on gambling LoginCasino.com.ua invites everyone to participate in a webinar on "First Cases of Legalization of Gambling in Ukraine."
Date of the webinar – February 18, the event will start at 11:00 (UTC+2).
Participation in the online event is free. Everyone can join the webinar to listen to exclusive speeches of state consultants and legislators of the gambling market of Ukraine, as well as the live panel discussion of speakers.
Experts will share insider information on how the legalization of gambling is progressing, what difficulties and opportunities licensees are facing, and how important a balanced system of taxation of new business is for the state.
In addition, such leading representatives of the gambling business as Parimatch, Spaceiks LLC (TM Cosmolot) and Favbet will tell about their successful cases and experience of pioneers in obtaining a license to conduct gambling business in Ukraine.
The panel discussion will be attended by:
- lawyers working in the field of gambling;
- deputies who were involved in the preparation of legislation on gambling;
- well-known representatives of the gambling business of Ukraine.
Among the speakers of our webinar are:
- Boris Baum, the First Deputy Head of the Advisory and Expert Council of the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries.
- Anton Kuchukhidze, Head of the Gambling Association of Ukraine.
- Mykhailo Koval, Head of Legal Parimatch UA and Vice President of All-Ukrainian Union on Bookmaking Development.
- Serhii Potapov, CEO of COSMOLOT.
- Oleksii Tserkovnyi, Marketing Director of Favbet.
We invite you to take part in the webinar, join the panel discussion, where state representatives and legislators will discuss the issues and their solutions, and ask questions to the experts live.
Register now.
On the day of the webinar, all registered users will be sent a link to watch the event.
- Mistakes made by gambling business representatives when submitting documents for a license.
- Formation of KRAIL working groups.
- Creation of a system for online monitoring of licensees.
- Problem points of legalization of the gambling business and options for their solution.
- The potential of the gambling business for the development of the Ukrainian economy.
- Features and difficulties of obtaining a license by a casino and a bookmaker.
- Case and experience of Parimatch UA in obtaining a license.
- Taxation and why it is important to fully launch the industry.
- Positioning a gambling brand in the new legal environment.
- Work on the perception of the ethics of gambling among the audience.
- Strategy for promoting the gambling business on the legalized Ukrainian market. Tools.
- Ukrainian legislation regarding advertising of the gambling business.
- Features and examples of advertising gambling, operators, and services in Ukraine.
• Practical nuances of obtaining a license to conduct a gambling business.
• Difficulties of the process, the algorithm of success, cost, and terms.
• Company’s plans in the legalized market.
Boris Baum is a specialist in the organization and development of the gambling business.
In 2019, he participated in drafting a law regulating gambling activities in Ukraine, which became the basis for the gambling legislation adopted in 2020.
Previously, the expert worked as an anti-crisis manager in the international company EGT, which specializes in the production of equipment and software for the gambling industry.
He also studied the structure of the global gambling market and the peculiarities of licensing the gambling business, as well as was engaged in the process of creation of a platform for online casino and betting.
In December 2020, the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries approved Boris as the First Deputy Head of the Advisory and Expert Council.
Anton Kuchukhidze is a specialist in international relations with extensive experience in working with international partners of Ukraine at the state level.
From 2014 till 2018, the expert ensured the work of people's deputies of Ukraine in the areas of inter-parliamentary relations of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and in international organizations, such as the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Within the period from 2018 to 2019, the presidential and parliamentary election campaigns were held. Anton Kuchukhidze was in charge of the international activity of the candidate for the President of Ukraine in the work of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (Vienna) and the European Parliament (Brussels).
During the period from 2015 to 2018, the expert conducted a series of studies on Western models of gambling business organization and the need to legalize the gambling business in Ukraine.
From October 2019 to date, he has been ensuring the work of foreign companies on countering political risks in Ukraine.
Currently, Anton Kuchukhidze is Head of the Gambling Association of Ukraine.
Mykhailo Koval is the Vice President of All-Ukrainian Union on Bookmaking Development. The public organization promotes the bookmaking business in Ukraine and works to turn this area into an important sector of the domestic economy.
The expert has been heading the legal department of the country's largest bookmaker Parimatch UA.
In 2020, Mykhailo Koval became one of the leading participants in the process of drafting the bill “On state regulation of the organization and conduct of gambling activities.”
The expert has been also involved in the creation of appropriate tax legislation that will allow domestic and foreign gambling operators to operate effectively in the legal Ukrainian market.
Now Mykhailo Koval is a member of the working group under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, which is engaged in the development of bylaws.
Oleksii Tserkovnyi is Marketing Director of Favbet, a Ukrainian bookmaker founded in 1999. The company was added to the register of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine as a pari-mutuel lottery.
Oleksii has been working in the field of online casino and betting for eight years.
He started his career in Parimatch and worked in large gambling holdings. The expert has been responsible for the launch, development, and commercial success of gambling projects.
Since 2017, he has been heading the marketing department at Favbet.
Hanna Buiadzhy is Doctor of Law, Honored Lawyer of Ukraine, a lawyer with more than 10 years of experience, managing partner of the VigoLex law firm. At the company, Hanna is the head of the gambling business direction, as well as the practice of private international law.
In 2020, Hanna provided legal support for online casinos, including the I-Lucki project, which operates in regulated European countries, and the Hero Slot social casino, which operates in the United States. With her support, clients received the necessary licenses and permits for working in the online sphere, as well as all the contractual work regarding software development, policymaking, advertising, and project promotion was ensured. Among other things, Hanna guided the project aimed at launching the operation of slot machines in Catalonia (Spain).
Hanna also successfully guided the project, which was a participant in seven international gambling exhibitions, and was also recognized as the best new affiliate program at the iGaming Business Affiliate Awards (London), the Best New White Label at the SBC Awards (London), and won the 3rd place in the Best New Casino category at the AskGamblers Awards (Belgrade). Hanna provided full support for the project, from registration of rights to intellectual property objects to obtaining a license, connecting payment systems, and working with affiliates, partners, and players.
In 2020 alone, Hanna, as an expert, took part in three business events related to the legalization of gambling in Ukraine. After the legalization of gambling in Ukraine, Hanna has been actively advising those wishing to obtain a license in Ukraine and start working in the field of gambling.
Director of SPACEIKS, CEO of COSMOLOT, an expert in the fields of iGaming and gambling.
