05 April 2011, 14:01
The primary purpose of the bill (Reg. No. 8024) is to improve the mechanism of implementation of the ban on gambling in Ukraine. Under the bill, "gambling business is the activity connected with organization, holding and provision of access to gamble in casinos, at gambling machines and computer simulators, in betting offices, interactive facilities, and cyber casinos regardless of the server location." According to the bill, "gamble is any game, participation in which presupposes obligatory payment of money by a gambler, which gives a possibility to enter stakes in any form and receive a prize of any type, the result of which fully or partially depends on fortuity."