PlayCity has opened a tender for a software module designed to automate restrictions on military personnel accessing gambling in Ukraine.
The module will connect the Register of Persons with Restricted Access to Gambling with the State Register of Military Personnel being implemented by Ukraine's Ministry of Defence. Information will pass between the two registers through the Trembita government data exchange system.
Under the planned process, a licensed gambling operator will first check a player against the gambling restriction register when the person registers or logs in. If no restriction is found, the system will then query the military personnel register.
Operators will receive only confirmation of whether access should be permitted. They will not be told whether a restriction results from military service or another reason, limiting the disclosure of military status and other sensitive information.
The mechanism implements Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 804, adopted in June. The resolution established the procedure for restricting military personnel from gambling during martial law and requires the electronic interaction and testing process to be completed within six months of its publication, setting a deadline of 24 December 2026.
The measure follows restrictions first ordered in April 2024, when President Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted a National Security and Defence Council decision requiring military leadership to prohibit personnel from accessing gambling venues or participating in online gambling during martial law.
Legislative changes adopted later in 2024 provided for restrictions on military personnel to be implemented through a procedure established by the Cabinet. The wider reforms also introduced measures covering gambling advertising, illegal websites and gambling-related harm.
PlayCity, which took over implementation of Ukraine's reformed gambling regulatory framework in 2025, has made digital enforcement a central part of its work. Its current projects include online licensing, illegal gambling enforcement, improvements to the self-restriction register and development of the State Online Monitoring System.
Following development of the new module, PlayCity and the Ministry of Defence will test the connection and formally record the results. The automatic restriction mechanism will begin once PlayCity publishes confirmation that the integration has passed testing.
PlayCity also selected Kitsoft this month to complete the second phase of Ukraine's State Online Monitoring System, extending the platform into game results, gaming equipment and responsible gambling controls.
Ukraine's existing self-restriction system allows individuals to block their own gambling access for periods ranging from six months to three years
