#Ilya Machavariani

Good Morning. In today's Deep Dive, Ilya Machavariani and Ivan Kurochkin, partners with consultancy firm 4H, take us through some of the latest developments in Central Asia. Two years ago, Kazakhstan took a retrograde step by introducing more restrictive legislation in what has the potential to be one of the most dynamic markets in the region. The…

Two years ago, Kazakhstan took a retrograde step by introducing restrictive regulations, but the government has not been sitting still and is now focusing on amendments to prevent gambling harm. Ilya Machavariani and Ivan Kurochkin, partners at consultancy 4H, update us on the latest developments in Kazakhstan and its neighbors, Uzbekistan and…

The Verkhovna Rada has missed its final opportunity to vote on the tax framework required to complete the outstanding technical arrangements of Ukraine's Gambling Law. Closing its hearings on Friday 17 December, the Rada held no vote on Bill 2713 - a proposal backed by Ukraine's Committee on Finance that finalises the tax framework of the Gambling…

Ukraine has reportedly missed out on its final chance of the year to ratify a piece of legislation that would have fixed a number of outstanding tax issues and finally confirmed the eastern European country's new gambling landscape. According to a report from a source, members of the large nation's unicameral parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, had…

Ukraine gambling stakeholders have been left dumbfounded by the country's newly established Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (CRGL) after it issued its first licence this week. On Wednesday, CRGL announced that it had awarded its first online gambling licence to Speisiks LLC, the company which operates the Cosmolot brand, which…