The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine reported the successful blocking of over 4,500 illegal online casinos in 2024. In particular, 4,460 illegal websites and 118 mobile applications that violated Ukrainian legislation were suspended.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine reported on the results of the fight against illegal online casinos for 2024. According to the department, a total of more than 4,500 resources that illegally provided gambling services on the Internet were blocked.
In particular, by order of the State Special Communications Service, 4,460 websites were blocked, as well as 92 mobile applications in the App Store and 26 applications in Google Play.
"We continue to fight the illegal gambling market and the spread of gambling addiction in Ukraine. Last year, at the initiative of the President, we contacted Apple and Google to agree on the removal of illegal online casinos from the markets. We set up a fast track with the companies to block applications," the press service of the Ministry of Digital Affairs said in a statement.
The agency emphasized that Ukrainians can independently report suspicious resources. After receiving such information, the Ministry of Digital Affairs team transfers the data to Apple and Google for further blocking.
The fight against the illegal gambling market continues, and the agency promises to continue strengthening measures to restrict access to illegal online casinos.
