Tag Archives: Ivan Kurochkin

The governance of Romania’s gambling sector has come under scrutiny following revelations that the National Office for Gambling (ONJN) has failed in its supervision of licences and tax collection duties. Grabbing national headlines, last week, Romania’s Court of Accounts (CCR), the body responsible for auditing government agencies, reprimanded ONJN for its failure to audit gambling licences and authorisation fees. The …

Shaped by the 1995 Dayton Agreement, Bosnia and Herzegovina maintains one of Europe’s most unique political frameworks and a complex legislative structure overseen by the rotating Tripartite Presidency. Yet, twenty years after its formation, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s legislative system faces a critical challenge in modernising its gambling laws—one that will require alignment and compromise from the autonomous regions of the …

In 2023, the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic approved amendments to the Czech Gambling Act and the accompanying Act on Gambling Tax. The amendments marked the first revision of the Czech Gambling Act since its inception in 2017. Significant changes implemented in 2024 aim to streamline licensing procedures for EU-based foreign businesses providing services for Czech gambling. Ivan …

A new government takes charge of implementing much-needed reforms to North Macedonia’s Gambling Act. Regulatory proceedings will have to accommodate the complexities of North Macedonia’s societal and ethnic make-up and its relationship with Balkan neighbours. Examining the political dynamics and fault lines of a young North Macedonia reshaping its gambling regime, Ivan Kurochkin, Partner and Head of the Eastern Europe …