The Verkhovna Rada rejected draft resolutions on the cancellation of the decision on the adoption of the law " None of the three resolutions received the required number of votes.

Now the chairman of the Verkhovna Rada can sign this law and submit it to the President of Ukraine for signature.

On July 14, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the law " 248 People's Deputies voted for its adoption: Servant of the People - 224, Party " They did not support the law on gambling business OLL, European Solidarity, Golos and Batkivshchyna.

On the same day, deputies from the Batkivshchyna faction and a group of non-factional deputies blocked the signing of the law.

Boris Baum, a former top manager of the Russian VS Energy and a large Premier hotel chain, was involved in the development of the bill on the gambling business..

The President's Office did not rule out that he could head the body that regulates the gambling market. Baum himself in an interview with LIGA. net confirms it wants to head a regulatory commission " He also noted that casino turnover tax is a global practice and " LIGABiznesInform informs about it.