Today, on September 19, 2017 in the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine the official meeting takes place concerning the actualization of the topic of monopoly on the Ukrainian lottery market (barriers of access to the market for and holding the lotteries).

For this meeting Maryna Slodondichenko, partner of Jurimex law firm, was invited, she supported the restriction of competition in the lottery market of Ukraine and the introduction of legislative regulation in this sphere.

According to the results of the meeting, it was established that the criteria for licensees cannot be determined objectively, while the state banks are given advantages over other licensees in obtaining a license for conducting economic activities for the issue and holding of lotteries, which may have a negative impact on the state of competition in the market.