PlayCity revokes BGG Technologies Ukraine gambling licence
Enforcement & compliance2 min read
In brief
- PlayCity revoked BGG TECHNOLOGIES UKRAINE LLC's licence for slot machine halls, effective immediately.
- The regulator said officials were denied access during a scheduled inspection.
- The company can appeal to the competent administrative court within six months.
- PlayCity published separate decisions on the company's slot machine licences in May and August 2026.
The Ukrainian gambling regulator has stripped BGG TECHNOLOGIES UKRAINE LLC of its authorisation to run slot machine halls, according to an announcement carried on the agency's official website. The regulator said the revocation became effective the moment the decision was adopted.
According to the regulator, authorised PlayCity representatives were denied access during a planned inspection of the company's slot machine halls, prompting the agency to begin licence termination proceedings. PlayCity said on its Telegram channel: "Compliance with the law and openness to inspections are obligations for all market participants."
The ruling states that the operator may challenge the decision before the competent administrative court within six months.
PlayCity's own published records indicate that BGG TECHNOLOGIES UKRAINE LLC has faced several licence-related rulings during the year. Beyond the most recent decision, the regulator had earlier issued decisions about the company's slot machine licences in May and August 2026, and those matters are distinct from the current one.
Revoking licences is not a first for PlayCity. Only days after the regulator began operating last June, it withdrew the authorisation held by online casino operator PIN-UP, pointing to connections between that business and the Russian Federation.
The action against BGG comes as PlayCity increases enforcement across the gambling sector. Earlier this week, the regulator imposed a ₴5.2m fine on SPORT SOHODNI LLC, the company behind Tribuna.com, after determining that the media outlet had continued to publish advertising linked to illegal gambling operators.
In the previous month, Bohdan Sheludyak, a Ukrainian blogger and actor, received a ₴5.2m penalty for gambling-related advertising discovered on his Instagram account. According to the regulator, enforcement has reached 16 bloggers and media organisations since it launched.
The regulator has also expanded cooperation with technology platforms, including Meta, TikTok, Viber and Google, as it seeks to identify and limit the spread of illegal gambling content online.
“Compliance with the law and openness to inspections are obligations for all market participants”