Ukraine’s gambling regulator has revoked the licence of BGG TECHNOLOGIES UKRAINE LLC, saying the company refused to allow officials to carry out a scheduled inspection of its slot machine halls.
The decision was announced yesterday on the regulator’s official site and stated that authorized PlayCity representatives were denied access during a planned inspection, prompting the agency to begin licence termination proceedings.
Following this, the company lost its licence to organise and conduct gambling activities in slot machine halls. “Compliance with the law and openness to inspections are obligations for all market participants,” PlayCity stated on its Telegram channel.
The operator retains the right to challenge the decision through the courts, with the ruling stating that an appeal can be filed before the competent administrative court within six months. The licence revocation took effect immediately upon adoption of the decision.
BGG, regular offender
Public records on PlayCity’s website show that BGG TECHNOLOGIES UKRAINE LLC has been the subject of multiple licence-related decisions this year. In addition to the Thursday ruling, the regulator previously published decisions concerning the company’s slot machine licences in May and August 2026.
While those decisions are separate from the latest case, they indicate that the operator has remained on the regulator’s radar throughout the year.
PlayCity is also not new to license revocations. Just days after the regulator went live last June, it it revoked the licence of online casino operator PIN-UP, citing links between the business and the Russian Federation.
Increased enforcement actions from PlayCity
The latest action against BGG also comes as PlayCity increases enforcement across the wider 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.
Influencers have also come under scrutiny. Last month, Ukrainian blogger and actor Bohdan Sheludyak was fined ₴5.2m over gambling-related advertising found on his Instagram account.
Since its launch, PlayCity has said it has taken action against 16 bloggers and media organisations. The regulator has also expanded cooperation with major technology platforms, including Meta, TikTok, Viber and Google, as it looks to identify and limit the spread of illegal gambling content online.
