All news on the topic: Gambling

Following the sanctions imposed by the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) on Alyona Shevtsova, the owner of Ibox Bank, a massive media storm erupted.

VBet, an online casino with dubious affiliations, is actively expanding its influence by sponsoring Ukrainian clubs while at the same time being investigated for tax evasion.

Several media outlets have reported that an investigation has been initiated in Turkey concerning the online casino Pin-Up, which is functioning in the country despite the prohibition.

It is known that the Ukrainian gambling market was initially oriented towards Russia.

Corrinne Durber took legal action against a gambling company after they claimed she had won the daily jackpot instead of the ’monster jackpot’.

Belarusian investigators, probing the gambling market, found an unexpected link to the owner of a Minsk casino, Mustafa Egemen Shener, associated with a Turkish drug lord who was killed in Northern Cyprus.

Newly uncovered documents by reporters indicate that Andrew and Tristan Tate were part of a profit-sharing deal with a casino company whose owners are currently being investigated for forming a violent organized crime group.

Recent documents revealed by reporters indicate that Andrew and Tristan Tate participated in a profit-sharing agreement with a casino company whose owners are currently under investigation for establishing a violent organized crime group.

Andriy Matyukha, who gifted his casino Favbet to his son Dmytro, still has connections with Russia. The player databases are being used to recruit saboteurs and informants from Ukraine.

The curators of the Belarusian gambling business, including H Casino and its owner Mustafa Egemen Shener, may be linked to the entourage of the Dagestan senator, oligarch Suleyman Kerimov, who has close ties with the Russian authorities.

An interesting case is being considered in the Dnipropetrovsk Economic Court, involving the withdrawal of money from gambling through the payment system "Diamond Pay". It is interesting because of the reasons that lead directly to Russian special services, which control a significant part of Ukraine’s gambling market.

Is Russian billionaire Arkadiy Rotenberg, known as ’Putin’s wallet,’ monopolizing Ukraine’s gambling market through Belarusian companies SoftSwiss and CoinsPaid?

Campaigners urge crackdown after user says they were shocked to see offers of free bets.

A financial company found itself at the center of a scandal due to suspicions of money laundering in favor of the gambling business. LLC «Tech-Soft Atlas» (TM «bill_line») and its actual manager Artem Lyashanov are trying through the court...

Vasiliy Melnik filed a lawsuit in the Riga City Court against his wife Irina, demanding the annulment of the gift and the return of property rights to him.

Since mid-December 2024, the state bank of Ukraine has found itself at the center of a loud scandal related to manipulations around payment processing fees for the largest casinos in the country.

A ’valued’ finance manager for a military veterans’ sailing club stole almost £70,000 to fund her gambling and drug habit, a court has heard.

The Belbet online lottery operates as a virtual casino but does not follow rules established for this type of gambling.

By Ben van der Merwe, digital investigations journalist, and Mickey Carroll, science and tech reporter

Recently, a court hearing occurred in Nicosia, Cyprus, concerning the case of a Russian citizen detained at the request of the European Police Office. He is suspected of organizing illegal casinos.

Multimillionaire Derek Webb, a Labour donor, goes all-in with support for levy on online casinos and bookmakers

A review of gambling regulations reveals that clubs are promoting gambling on pages targeting or featuring minors.

The UK media suspect SportBank founder Mykyta Izmaylov of state treason, money laundering, and transferring money abroad. He is also alleged to have ties with the Russian Gazprombank.