Ukraine’s state agency overseeing the gambling and lottery market, PlayCity, has announced the launch of a partnership with YouTube aimed at blocking illegal gambling advertisements.

According to the agency’s statement on Monday, a YouTube channel with more than 3,000 subscribers promoting gambling services has already been blocked. In addition, videos containing illegal casino advertising were removed from another channel with over 133,000 subscribers.

“We continue our systematic efforts to clean up the information space from illegal gambling advertising,” PlayCity emphasized.

Earlier, in January, the agency reported a surge in such violations on TikTok, with around 80 accounts submitted for blocking. During the same period, two profiles were also removed from Instagram.

Since February 2025, the Ministry of Digital Transformation has been responsible for shaping and coordinating state policy in the gambling sector. On March 21, 2025, the Cabinet of Ministers decided to establish a new central executive authority — the PlayCity agency. It operates under the Ministry of Digital Transformation and, as of April 1, has taken over the functions of the previous regulator — the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL).

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