According to updated information from the Commission on Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (CRAIL) of Ukraine , the country has officially launched a register of citizens who are restricted or prohibited from entering Ukrainian gambling establishments and / or participating in gambling. The corresponding order is published on the website of the regulator.

The authors of the document claim that it is designed to fight gambling addiction and ensure the principles of responsible gambling in real life.

According to the accepted norms, the organizers of the gambling business, which operate on the territory of Ukraine under the official license of CRAIL, must now provide customers with the right to independently restrict their access to the services of casinos, slot machine halls, bookmakers and lotteries. The minimum term of the ban is 6 months, the maximum is 3 years.

In order to formalize this procedure, the organizer or CRAIL must accept a written request from an individual (applicant), confirming his identity at the same time. In addition, all gambling establishments will carry out identification of each visitor at the entrance in order to prevent the admission to gambling entertainment of persons under 21 years of age and citizens who are prohibited from entering gambling facilities according to the relevant law.

Enter the name of the person in the “stop -list" can be one of his family members in the first line of kinship or an official representative. The decision of the judicial body is also a legal basis for restricting the participation of a particular citizen in the gambling business.

The bill spells out the main criteria for allowing Ukrainians to gamble. The first prerequisite is reaching the age of 21. Secondly, a potential client of a casino and bookmaker should not experience serious financial problems. If his debts exceed 250,000 hryvnia, then he risks getting into the register of exclusion. Alimony, subsidies and large loans can also cause a ban on visiting establishments.

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