Ukraine Parliament Approves Gambling Legislation

The Ukrainian parliament voted 248 to 95 to approve Bill-2285D which will allow the government to repeal the 2009 law banning all forms of gambling except state-run lotteries. Passage of the bill was a key goal of President Volodymyr Zelensky (l.) and the SoP Party. Critics, however, said the bill was drafted in secret and contained numerous flaws.