Nikolai Timofejev
15 years in FinTech and payments. Maps your business model to the right licence scope and leads the file all the way to PlayCity's decision, including banking and payment rails.
Get a gambling license in Ukraine.
Ukraine licenses online gambling through the PlayCity State Agency, which replaced KRAIL in 2025, and it prices every licence in minimum wages. An online casino pays 6,500 minimum wages a year under Art. 53 of Law No. 768-IX and bookmaking 30,000, both at three times the rate until the State Online Monitoring System is put into operation. Converted at the 2026 minimum wage of UAH 8,647, the tripled casino fee is UAH 168.6 million a year. The decision comes within 15 working days. The licence runs five years.
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Ukraine in brief
A new regulator, a short clock and a tripled fee.
Gambling in Ukraine runs on Law No. 768-IX, adopted on 14 July 2020, which brought in licences priced by activity and the State Online Monitoring System (DSOM); lotteries sit under a separate law, No. 5204-VI. The licensing conditions are Cabinet Resolution No. 1341 of 21 December 2020. Online, PlayCity issues three B2C licences: casino on the Internet, poker on the Internet, and bookmaking, which covers betting shops and the Internet together. Suppliers hold a B2B licence for services in the gambling sphere. Fees are counted in minimum wages and paid every year under Art. 53: 6,500 for online casino, 5,000 for poker, 30,000 for bookmaking and 300 for B2B services (Art. 57). Until DSOM is put into operation, the casino, poker and bookmaking fees are paid three times over (Section XI, item 3). A decision comes within 15 working days. Licences run five years.
The regulator changed in 2025. KRAIL, the commission that ran the sector from 2020, gave way to the PlayCity State Agency: Law No. 4116-IX on combating gambling addiction was signed on 3 January 2025, the Ministry of Digital Transformation took policy powers in February, and on 21 March 2025 the Cabinet announced KRAIL's liquidation. New licensing conditions followed in September 2025 - an impeccable-reputation test, no ties to the aggressor state, time and spending limits, a ban on bonuses. Every licensee in PlayCity's online-casino and bookmaker registers is a Ukrainian limited company, and foreign shareholders file register extracts no older than 90 days. We confirm minimum capital and any payout guarantee with PlayCity before quoting. The tax side sits in the Tax Code: 18% on gambling revenue net of payouts, paid alongside the 18% profit tax and never deducted from it.
PlayCity licences under Law No. 768-IX, priced in minimum wages: online casino 6,500 a year, bookmaking 30,000, tripled until the monitoring system runs - UAH 168.6m and UAH 778.2m at the 2026 wage. Decision in 15 working days, five-year term.
KRAIL replaced by PlayCity in 2025. 18% gambling tax on revenue net of payouts plus 18% profit tax. Ukrainian company, audited capital. Built from our Kyiv office.
Casino and betting
Online casino and poker - or bookmaking at 30,000 minimum wages.
Ukraine prices each activity on its own scale. Online casino and poker sit at 6,500 and 5,000 minimum wages a year; bookmaking costs 30,000 before the tripling, and it is the first figure to model.
Online casino and poker - or bookmaking at 30,000 minimum wages.
01 - ONLINE CASINO · POKER
The online casino licence
PlayCity's licence for casino on the Internet, with poker on the Internet as a licence of its own. The fees are 6,500 and 5,000 minimum wages (MW) a year under Art. 53, both paid three times over until the State Online Monitoring System is put into operation.
PlayCity's licence for casino on the Internet, with poker on the Internet as a licence of its own. The fees are 6,500 and 5,000 minimum wages (MW) a year under Art. 53, both paid three times over until the State Online Monitoring System is put into operation.
- ✓Online casino: 6,500 MW a year
- ✓Online poker: 5,000 MW a year
- ✓×3 until DSOM is in operation
- ✓Decision in 15 working days
- ✓Five-year licence term
- ✓Ukrainian-registered applicant
02 - BOOKMAKING
30,000 MW a yearThe betting licence
One bookmaking licence covers betting shops and the Internet. The fee is 30,000 minimum wages a year, tripled for now: converted at the 2026 minimum wage of UAH 8,647, that is UAH 778,230,000 a year, more than four times the online casino figure.
Bookmaking covers shops and the Internet: 30,000 minimum wages a year, tripled for now - UAH 778.2m at the 2026 wage.
- ✓Shops and Internet on one licence
- ✓30,000 MW a year, ×3 for now
- ✓UAH 778.2m a year at the 2026 wage
- ✓18% tax on revenue net of payouts
- ✓Bonuses banned since 2025
- ✓Same 15-working-day clock
Costs and timelines are confirmed for your case before any work begins. Licence fees follow Art. 53 of Law No. 768-IX in minimum wages; the UAH figures on this page are our conversion at the 2026 minimum wage, and capital and payout-security conditions are confirmed with PlayCity in your quote.
Why Ukraine
A fast regulator with an expensive door.
A short statutory clock and a clear tax base, set against a fixed fee that is tripled for now.
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A 15-working-day decision
PlayCity decides within 15 working days of accepting the file, sends notice within 5 more and makes the register entry the working day after the fee is confirmed. Processing stops during air-raid alerts.Statutory clock, notice within 5 more.
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A tax base you can model
18% gambling income tax on revenue net of payouts under Tax Code Art. 136.4.2, paid with profit tax. Gaming-machine halls pay 10% under Art. 136.4.1.18% of revenue net of payouts.
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A B2B licence at 300 minimum wages
Suppliers of gambling services hold their own PlayCity licence at 300 minimum wages a year (Art. 57) - UAH 2,594,100 at the 2026 minimum wage.UAH 2.6m at the 2026 wage.
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A blocked grey market
Unlicensed sites are blocked - the Ministry of Digital Transformation reports more than 3,500 resources - and every licensed organiser must connect to DSOM and transmit data.Over 3,500 resources blocked.
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Warning: the triple fee
Casino, poker and bookmaking fees are paid three times over until DSOM is put into operation, and PlayCity and the ministry still describe the system as being tested and connected.Until the monitoring system runs.
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Warning: rules still moving
New licensing conditions in September 2025, player limits by MDT Order No. 207 in December, a unique player identifier in March 2026 - and a 2026 Cabinet draft that would amend Law No. 768-IX again.2025 conditions, a 2026 draft law.
How it compares
How Ukraine differs from other routes.
The honest comparison: the tax rate looks like other regulated markets; the fixed fee, set in minimum wages and tripled until the monitoring system runs, is the number to model first.
Ukraine vs other jurisdictions
| Feature |  Ukraine | Other jurisdictions |
|---|---|---|
| Annual licence fee | 6,500 MW online casino, ×3 for now | Malta €25,000 · Latvia €45,000 re-registration |
| Gaming tax | 18% of revenue net of payouts | Latvia 15% interactive · Sweden 22% |
| Decision clock | 15 working days | Hungary 120 days · Curaçao 8 weeks per phase |
| Licence term | 5 years | Latvia indefinite, re-registered yearly |
Annual licence fee
Ukraine6,500 MW online casino, ×3 for now
Other jurisdictionsMalta €25,000 · Latvia €45,000 re-registration
Gaming tax
Ukraine18% of revenue net of payouts
Other jurisdictionsLatvia 15% interactive · Sweden 22%
Decision clock
Ukraine15 working days
Other jurisdictionsHungary 120 days · Curaçao 8 weeks per phase
Licence term
Ukraine5 years
Other jurisdictionsLatvia indefinite, re-registered yearly
Country by country
| Country | License type | Taxation | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | PlayCity online casino · poker · betting | 18% gambling tax + 18% profit tax | Ukrainian company, 6,500 MW fee ×3 |
 Hungary | SZTFH remote gambling | Gaming tax + 2.5% supervision | HUF 600M, 5 yrs experience |
 Latvia | Gambling organisation licence | 15% interactive tax · 20% CIT | €1.4M capital, Latvian company |
 Georgia | Revenue Service online permits | Flat GEL fee per permit | GEL 5M/yr casino · GEL 100k anchored |
UkraineLicense typePlayCity online casino · poker · betting
Taxation18% gambling tax + 18% profit tax
RequirementsUkrainian company, 6,500 MW fee ×3
HungaryLicense typeSZTFH remote gambling
TaxationGaming tax + 2.5% supervision
RequirementsHUF 600M, 5 yrs experience
LatviaLicense typeGambling organisation licence
Taxation15% interactive tax · 20% CIT
Requirements€1.4M capital, Latvian company
GeorgiaLicense typeRevenue Service online permits
TaxationFlat GEL fee per permit
RequirementsGEL 5M/yr casino · GEL 100k anchored
Before you apply
Requirements for the Ukrainian licence.Requirements for the licence.
PlayCity checks ownership and money before anything else. A complete file for an online casino licence contains the ten items below.
01
Ukrainian-registered applicant - PlayCity returns the application without review if the applicant is not in the Ukrainian state register.
02
Foreign owners disclosed - bank, court or trade-register extracts for foreign founders and shareholders, no older than 90 days.
03
Statutory capital - fully formed and confirmed by an independent auditor; the minimum amount is confirmed with PlayCity before quoting.
04
Source of funds - documents proving where the capital came from, since untraceable funds are a ground for refusal.
05
Beneficial owners - full UBO data, with any control or influence by the aggressor state a ground for refusal.
06
Domain and brand - documents proving the rights to the domain name and to the brand.
07
Declarations - on sanctions, on AML and on the absence of control by the aggressor state.
08
First-year fee - paid within 10 working days of the decision notice: 6,500 minimum wages for online casino, tripled until DSOM operates.
09
Player protection - spending and time limits under MDT Order No. 207 of 26 December 2025, the unique player identifier under MDT Order No. 61 of 27 March 2026, and no bonuses.
10
AML/CFT - casinos and electronic casinos are obliged entities reporting to the State Financial Monitoring Service, which logged 2,407 reports from them in 2024.
01
Ukrainian-registered company.
02
Foreign owners: extracts under 90 days.
03
Capital audited.
04
Source of funds traced.
05
Full UBO data.
06
Domain and brand rights.
07
Sanctions and AML declarations.
08
Fee within 10 working days.
09
Limits and player ID built.
10
AML reporting to the FIU.
Reflects Law No. 768-IX, Law No. 4116-IX, the licensing conditions (Cabinet Resolution No. 1341 of 21 December 2020) and PlayCity's service cards as of 2026.Law No. 768-IX + licensing conditions + PlayCity cards, 2026.
How it works
From first call to the PlayCity register.
01
Licence map
Casino, poker, bookmaking or B2B services, and the fee each one carries in minimum wages - fixed in writing before any spend.Fee per activity fixed.
02
Company and capital
Ukrainian company formed, capital paid and confirmed by an auditor, source of funds and UBO file assembled.Audited and traced.
03
Filing
Application through licenses.pc.gov.ua. A file that fails the entry check comes back without review within 5 working days.Through the licensing portal.
04
Decision
Grant or refusal within 15 working days from the day after acceptance, notice within 5 more. We plan 3-5 months end to end, most of it before filing.15 working days.
05
Fee and register
First-year fee within 10 working days of the notice, register entry the next working day, five-year term running.Paid within 10 working days.
Quick facts
RegulatorPlayCity State Agency
FrameworkLaw No. 768-IX (2020)
Online casino fee6,500 MW/yr · ×3 now
Bookmaking fee30,000 MW/yr · ×3 now
Minimum wage 2026UAH 8,647 a month
Decision clock15 working days
Licence term5 years
Realistic timeline3-5 months (our planning)
PlayCity's clock is short and its gates come early: ownership, capital and the aggressor-state test decide the file before the 15 days begin.
On the ground in Ukraine
Run from our Kyiv office.
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Kyiv · Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine
01
Company and owners
Ukrainian company formed, foreign shareholders documented with register extracts under 90 days old, capital audited and its source traced.Audited, traced, disclosed.
02
The filing
Application lodged through licenses.pc.gov.ua and the 15-working-day clock run from Kyiv, with answers ready before PlayCity asks.15-working-day clock run.
03
Fee and tax model
6,500 or 30,000 minimum wages a year, tripled until DSOM runs, plus 18% on revenue net of payouts - modelled before you commit.Tripled fee modelled first.
04
Monitoring and limits
DSOM data transmission, player limits under MDT Order No. 207 and the unique player identifier built and tested before launch.DSOM and Order No. 207.
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Vilnius
Lithuania
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Dubai
UAE
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London
United Kingdom
7 Bell Yard
Madeira
Portugal
Rua da Alegria 31, 1F
Budapest
Hungary
Korányi Sándor u. 4
Istanbul
Turkey
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Good to know
Taxation of gaming operators in Ukraine.
A published tax base with one oddity: the gambling tax is paid alongside profit tax and cannot be deducted from it.
Gambling income tax 18%
Tax Code Art. 136.4.2, added by Law No. 3325-IX from 3 September 2023: 18% of income from casino, online casino, poker and betting, reduced by payouts to players.Revenue net of payouts.
Gaming-machine halls 10%
Art. 136.4.1 taxes income from gaming-machine halls at 10%. Lotteries pay 30% of income under Art. 136.6.Lotteries 30%.
Profit tax 18% on top
The gambling tax is paid at the same time as the 18% profit tax (Art. 136.1) and does not reduce the profit-tax base.Not reduced by gambling tax.
Winnings: 18% + 5% withheld
The organiser withholds 18% personal income tax and a 5% military levy from the whole amount of every payout, with no threshold.Withheld, no threshold.
Licence fee in minimum wages
6,500 minimum wages for online casino and 30,000 for bookmaking, both tripled until DSOM operates. Converted at UAH 8,647, that is UAH 168,616,500 and UAH 778,230,000 a year.Tripled until DSOM.
B2B licence 300 minimum wages
Suppliers of gambling services pay 300 minimum wages a year under Art. 57, which converts to UAH 2,594,100 at the 2026 minimum wage.UAH 2.6m at the 2026 wage.
Tax summary
Gambling income tax18% of revenue net of payouts
Gaming-machine halls10%
Corporate profit tax18%
Winnings withholding18% PIT + 5% military levy
Online casino fee6,500 MW/yr · ×3 until DSOM
*As of 2026 per the Tax Code of Ukraine (Arts. 136.1, 136.4 and 136.6) and Law No. 768-IX. Group and founder-level outcomes are modelled per structure.
Turnkey professional support
Experienced lawyers and international consultants.
We provide end-to-end support, from company registration and the application file to regulatory interaction and compliance oversight - with an individualized approach to each client.
Oleksii Kindratenko
Builds the application itself: Ukrainian company, AML/KYC policy pack, capital structure and tax registrations. His document sets are the reason reviews finish in months, not years.
Eugeniu Bevziuc
First point of contact for international founders. Runs the whole setup remotely, across time zones and languages - from the first call to a live, licensed operator.
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The Ukraine gaming licence, answered.
Who regulates gambling in Ukraine now?+
The PlayCity State Agency of Ukraine, a central executive body the Cabinet directs through the Minister of Digital Transformation. It replaced KRAIL, which regulated the sector from 2020 to early 2025; the Cabinet announced the switch on 21 March 2025.
What does an online casino licence cost?+
6,500 minimum wages a year under Art. 53 of Law No. 768-IX, paid at three times the rate until the State Online Monitoring System is put into operation. Converted at the 2026 minimum wage of UAH 8,647, that is UAH 56,205,500 a year, or UAH 168,616,500 tripled.
And a betting licence?+
Bookmaking costs 30,000 minimum wages a year and covers both betting shops and the Internet. Tripled and converted at the 2026 minimum wage, that is UAH 778,230,000 a year - more than four times the online casino fee.
How fast does PlayCity decide?+
Within 15 working days from the day after the application is accepted, with notice within 5 more; a file that fails the entry check comes back within 5 working days. Processing stops during air-raid alerts. We plan 3-5 months end to end, most of it before filing.
Can a foreign company hold the licence?+
In practice, no: the application is returned if the applicant is not in the Ukrainian state register, and every licensee in PlayCity's registers is a Ukrainian limited company. Foreign shareholders are possible, with bank, court or trade-register extracts no older than 90 days.
What capital and guarantee are required?+
The statutory capital must be fully formed, confirmed by an independent auditor and traced to its source; we confirm the minimum amount and any payout guarantee with PlayCity before quoting. A 2026 Cabinet draft would set a payout guarantee of 7,200 minimum wages, but it is a draft, not law.
How are operators taxed?+
18% gambling income tax on revenue net of payouts (10% for gaming-machine halls), paid with the 18% profit tax and not deductible from it. Winnings carry 18% personal income tax and a 5% military levy, withheld from the whole payout.
What player-protection rules apply?+
Spending and time limits under MDT Order No. 207 of 26 December 2025, a unique player identifier under MDT Order No. 61 of 27 March 2026, anti-addiction requirements under Cabinet Resolution No. 1370, and the ban on bonuses and similar incentives in the 2025 licensing conditions.
Ukraine or Malta for an online casino group?+
Different jobs. Malta does more for a multi-market group: one EU licence at €25,000 a year, a 5% tax only on Malta players, and partners who know the stamp. It does not open Ukraine, where unlicensed sites are blocked; Ukrainian players need the PlayCity licence and its tripled fee.
Why Prifinance for Ukraine?+
We build what PlayCity checks first - the Ukrainian company, audited capital with a traced source, the UBO file and the aggressor-state declarations - and model the minimum-wage fee and the 18% tax before you commit. The file runs from our Kyiv office.
Regulator?+
PlayCity, since 2025.
Online casino cost?+
6,500 MW a year, ×3 for now.
Betting?+
30,000 MW a year, ×3.
How fast?+
15 working days; plan 3-5 months.
Foreign company?+
Ukrainian company, foreign owners disclosed.
Capital, guarantee?+
Confirmed with PlayCity.
Taxes?+
18% + 18% profit tax.
Player protection?+
Limits, player ID, no bonuses.
Or Malta?+
Malta for reach; Ukraine for Ukraine.
Why you?+
Kyiv office, ownership file first.
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