Economic Development and Trade Minister of Ukraine Aivaras Abromavicius has said he supports the legalization of gambling in the country.
“I personally support [legalization of] gambling, as it means income for the budget,” he told journalists after a press conference in Kyiv on July 3.
He also said that he doesn’t support the idea of allowing gambling establishments to open in residential districts. According to him, such establishments should be located in four and five-star hotels and the exact size of such establishments should be defined in a way that operators with good reputations from the U.S. and central and eastern Europe will come to Ukraine.
Gambling was banned in Ukraine in the summer of 2009.
