OREANDA-NEWS. On September 24, 2008 The Government has discussed the draft law “On gambling in Ukraine” which restricts allocation of casinos and other gambling establishments with gaming in the center of city.

This was disclosed at a press conference by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko summing up the Cabinet’s sitting.

“The Government has taken a serious conceptual approach to the problem of gambling business – game machines, casinos which occupied all centers of Ukrainian cities which operate half-legally destroying practically normal living of youth and families,” Yulia Tymoshenko stressed.

At that the PM emphasized that Government would regulate all problem issues in this sphere, in particular, exclude gambling business near educational institutions observed today and increase licence cost for the conduct of this business.

The Head of Government informed that the bill on gambling would be discussed at public hearings before submitting to the Verkhovna Rada in order to take into consideration observations of all institutions concerned.