Episode 17. Ukraine: Gambling on the Precipice

Main Episode, Ukraine: Gambling on the Precipice All eyes are on Ukraine as a bill that would massively overhaul its gambling market enters a make or break period. In this episode, lawyer Ilya Machavariani of Dentons in Moscow gives us a breakdown of what’s at stake for the future of Ukrainian gambling and what a re-legalised market would look like if the bill passes into law. He also gives us a fascinating window into the intense whirlwind of lobbying surrounding a bill which has been personally backed by the country’s President, Volodymyr Zelensky.