How slot machines will work after the legalization of the gambling business

Today the Verkhovna Rada legalized the gambling business. 248 deputies voted for the adoption of the relevant bill in the second reading, with the minimum required 226, Ukrainian News Agency reports.
This means that the halls with slot machines can also be opened, but only in hotels with 3-5 stars.

Halls can be located no closer than 500 meters from educational institutions.

In addition, the deputies provided for mandatory compensation to the family of a gambling addict in the amount of 10 times the amount of the loss.

Appropriate gambling equipment must be certified and connected to the state system of online monitoring of gaming equipment and the online system of gambling organizers.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on December 19, 2019, the Rada sent a draft law on the legalization of the gambling business for revision.

On December 20, 2019, the Cabinet of Ministers banned gambling under the guise of state lotteries.

President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the connection between the decision of the Cabinet of Ministers to ban the gambling business under the guise of state lotteries and the failure of the Rada to vote for the bill on the legalization of the gambling business