Russian companies gather in Kyiv for conference on legalization of gambling in Ukraine (Photos)

Major participants and partners of the event are representatives of the Russian casino and gambling companies that are banned in Ukraine.

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The iGaming Affiliate Conference https://affiliateconf.com.ua/ is being held in the Ukrainian capital on Wednesday, December 18; its key topic, according to the organizers, is the legalization of the gambling business in Ukraine and the use of international experience in its regulations.

Major participants and partners of the event are representatives of the Russian casino and gambling companies that are banned in Ukraine.

Participants in the conference share pictures of the event on social networks.

One can see that the partners include the Russian Association for the Development of Gambling, and such portals as igorka.ru, Russian Affiliate, Cazinoz, AFF1.ru, and others.

This plenary week, Ukrainian lawmakers plan to adopt draft law No. 2285 on state regulations in the sphere of gambling in the first reading, as was instructed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

However, according to a recent KIIS poll, the majority of Ukrainians (56%) oppose the legalization of gambling in the country. Some 19% of respondents support the initiative, but on the condition that special gaming zones or localized places will be arranged.

In addition, the majority (52%) of Ukrainian citizens have a negative attitude to the fact that Zelensky approves the legalization of gambling, while 35% of respondents have a positive attitude to such an initiative by the president.

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