Removal from the Black List and Consequences of Self-Exclusion

For how long does a person enter the self-exclusion list?

For a term of 5 years. During this period participation in gambling and promotional games, including the systematic-electronic form, is blocked.

When is early removal possible?

Only upon termination of citizenship or by a judge’s order — no earlier than 3 years from entry into the list.

Which persons are considered prohibited?

Employees of budgetary organisations, regulatory authorities and the National Bank, as well as members of families registered as socially vulnerable.

What happens to the player’s data?

Data on amounts won and lost is kept confidential and released only in cases provided for by law; violation entails the organiser’s liability.

5 min·22 Sep 2026

What the Dependent and Prohibited Person Lists Are

In the gambling sphere, the “black list” combines two different mechanisms, and distinguishing them is decisive. Article 3 of the law defines: a person dependent on gambling is a natural person with an irresistible desire for and dependence on gambling and promotional games, whose data has been entered in the list of dependent persons. A prohibited person is something else: a person who is prohibited by law from participating in gambling and promotional games (except promotional draws) — including where the game is organised in systematic-electronic form.

The circle of prohibited persons is set by the law itself: a person employed in a budgetary organisation — including civil and public servants and persons in state-political and political positions; a person employed in a regulatory authority; a person employed in the National Bank; and a member of a family registered in the unified database of socially vulnerable families. So if you are on a list, the first task is to determine which list it concerns — self-exclusion or status-based prohibition — because the way out is completely different in each case.

Removal from the Black List and Consequences of Self-Exclusion

For how long does a person enter the self-exclusion list?

For a term of 5 years. During this period participation in gambling and promotional games, including the systematic-electronic form, is blocked.

When is early removal possible?

Only upon termination of citizenship or by a judge’s order — no earlier than 3 years from entry into the list.

Which persons are considered prohibited?

Employees of budgetary organisations, regulatory authorities and the National Bank, as well as members of families registered as socially vulnerable.

What happens to the player’s data?

Data on amounts won and lost is kept confidential and released only in cases provided for by law; violation entails the organiser’s liability.

5 min·22 Sep 2026

What the Dependent and Prohibited Person Lists Are