The Ministry of Digital Transformation reported on the results of the work of the state agency for regulating gambling and lotteries PlayCity for October 2025. Four bloggers and a «sports site» received fines of UAH 4.8 million.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation reported on the results of the work of the state agency for regulating gambling and lotteries PlayCity for October 2025. Four bloggers and a «sports site» received fines of UAH 4.8 million.
This is stated in a statement by the press service of the Ministry of Digital Affairs. It states that in October, 314 resources were blocked using the illegal website tracking system, including 19 unique domains and 295 «mirrors.»
«93 pages on Instagram and TikTok have been blocked for illegally promoting gambling. Fines totaling ₴24 million have already been applied to four bloggers and a sports site. Other violations are under consideration,» the Ministry of Digital Affairs noted.
The «sports website» in question is the limited liability company «SPORT SEGODNYA», which owns the sports website Tribuna. It was previously reported that it was fined 4.8 million UAH .
Previously, dev.ua wrote about how the state agency PlayCity fined blogger Dariana Koretska UAH 4.8 million for illegally advertising an online casino. The BEB’s check proved that the «winnings» were fictitious.
This is not the first time the regulator has fined bloggers for illegal casino advertising. Earlier, Playcity reported a fine of UAH 4.8 million on Instagram blogger Rusalochka XL for illegal gambling advertising.
The first Instagram blogger to be fined UAH 4.8 million by PlayCity for casino advertising was Yelizar Bashynskyi, while another millionaire blogger, Simbochka, was blocked on Instagram altogether for illegal casino advertising, along with other bloggers with a smaller audience. Later, Simbochka was also fined almost UAH 5 million.
