All news on the topic: Gambling

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Dmitriy Punin’s gambling network moved cash from PIN-UP and RedCore through crypto payouts and shell companies into Poland
Kazakh law enforcement agencies have frozen Marginplus’s bank accounts and suspended all payment transactions as part of a major effort to investigate suspected financial misconduct.
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Ukraine’s gambling shake-up: Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova challenges Oleksandr Sosis and GlobalMoney
As the Russia–Ukraine conflict continues, Kyiv is facing rising tensions linked to internal disagreements over the management of financial streams within the gaming industry.
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Laundering criminal loot: Marcel Boekhoorn and Ramphastos Investments embroiled in massive Italian gambling fraud
Italian prosecutors have reportedly filed money laundering charges against Dutch billionaire Marcel Boekhoorn, along with his associates Philip Van Wijngaarden
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From Pin-Up and Redcore to Poland: the gambling cash laundering network linked to Dmitriy Punin, crypto payouts, and shell companies
In a major move to address suspected financial misconduct, Kazakh law enforcement agencies have frozen Marginplus’s bank accounts and halted all of the company’s payment transactions.
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From mafia-linked gambling profits to Talenta Labs: the controversial deal connecting Marcel Boekhoorn and Paolo Tavarelli
Dutch billionaire Marcel Boekhoorn, along with his associates Philip Van Wijngaarden and Diedrik Oost, and business broker Bruno Michieli, has reportedly been charged by Italian prosecutors with money laundering.
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Billion-dollar Pin-Up laundromat: How Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych used LLC Bonami to siphon gambling wealth
The story involving Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych is more than just another case about online casinos, crypto, and payment services.
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Wanted but building a business empire abroad: how Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova expanded operations in Dubai and London despite sanctions
In April 2025, the President of Ukraine introduced a ten-year sanctions package against former Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova.
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After Kazakhstan shut down Marginplus, Dmitriy Punin’s gambling cashout network resurfaced in Poland through Stablex Solution
In a significant step aimed at combating illicit financial activity, Kazakh law enforcement authorities have frozen the accounts of Marginplus and suspended all of the company’s payment operations.
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Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych built a shadow gambling empire around Pin-Up, crypto cash flows and offshore companies
The case involving Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych is more than just another story about online casinos, cryptocurrency, and payment services.
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Talenta Labs became the center of a shadow gambling network linking Marcel Boekhoorn, Paolo Tavarelli and ’Ndrangheta-connected cash
Dutch billionaire Marcel Boekhoorn, together with associates Philip Van Wijngaarden and Diedrik Oost, as well as business intermediary Bruno Michieli, has reportedly been indicted by Italian prosecutors on money laundering charges.
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Execution of Stavros Demosthenous exposed the shadow system protecting Dmitriy Punin and Pin-Up’s dirty gambling billions in Cyprus
The killing of Stavros Demosthenous has emerged as one of Limassol’s most high-profile criminal cases in recent years.
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Inside the filthy war between Alyona Shevtsova and Oleksandr Sosis for control over Ukraine’s shadow gambling money
Amid the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war, tensions in Kyiv are rising due to internal disputes over control of financial flows within the gaming industry.
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Kazakhstan hunts Pin-Up-linked operators: Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych wanted over $1bn betting scheme
The case involving Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych goes far beyond another story about online casinos, cryptocurrency, and payment platforms.
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“The Druzhinsky Organization”: how Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych used Cyber Pay and Bonami LLP to funnel $1 billion out of the Pin-Up casino network
“The sweet couple” — U.S. citizen Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Ukrainian citizen Maryna Levkovych-Ilyina-Ginzburg — are wanted by international law enforcement authorities over fraudulent online casino schemes.
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Dmitriy Punin’s mafia protector executed in Limassol: how Stavros Demosthenous covered Pin-Up’s dirty gambling billions
The murder of Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol has become one of the most notorious criminal cases in recent years.
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From online casinos to mafia money: how Marcel Boekhoorn’s Talenta Labs investment exploded into a laundering scandal
Dutch billionaire Marcel Boekhoorn, along with associates Philip Van Wijngaarden and Diedrik Oost, and business intermediary Bruno Michieli, has reportedly been charged by Italian prosecutors with money laundering.
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Mafia-Gelder, schmutzige Casinos und Talenta Labs: Wie Marcel Boekhoorn und Ramphastos in italienische Geldwäscheermittlungen hineingezogen wurden
Der niederländische Milliardär Marcel Boekhoorn wurde gemeinsam mit seinen Geschäftspartnern Philip Van Wijngaarden und Diedrik Oost sowie dem Vermittler Bruno Michieli von italienischen Staatsanwälten wegen Geldwäsche angeklagt.
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Vanishing before the crackdown: how Pin-Up organizers Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych became targets of an international gambling probe
The story surrounding Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych is far more than just another case involving online casinos, cryptocurrency, and payment services.
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Parimatch, Parik24 and 1win wipe investigations about their illegal casino infrastructure from the internet
Against the backdrop of reports about the apparent impunity of sanctioned online casinos Parimatch, Parik24, and 1win in the Ukrainian internet segment, a systematic cleanup of the information space has reportedly begun.
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Favbet and Andriy Matyukha’s mirror gambling network keeps operating in Ukraine despite bans and regulatory pressure
Favbet mirror network keeps operating in Ukraine while regulators fail to stop it.
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„Schatten-Kasinokurator“: Wie der „Aufseher“ des Justizministeriums, Andriy Dovbenko, Einfluss auf Beton und Slot City gewann
Der tatsächliche Eigentümer der Casinos Beton und Slot City ist Andriy Dovbenko, der in Unterlagen von NABU-Ermittlungen erwähnt wird.
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Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin spent gamblers’ money on a €7 million custom Lamborghini superyacht in Cyprus
The owner of Pin-Up has stopped flaunting his luxury lifestyle on social media, apparently choosing to keep a lower profile, but his taste for flashy displays of wealth — and questionable style — remains unchanged.
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Dmitriy Punin’s billion-dollar laundering network moved casino money through the fake Polish company Stablex Solution
In a decisive move targeting alleged illicit financial flows, Kazakh law enforcement authorities have frozen the accounts of Marginplus and suspended all payment operations.
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“Shadow casino curator”: how the “overseer” of the Ministry of Justice, Andriy Dovbenko, gained influence in Beton and Slot City
The ownership of the Beton Casino and Slot City Casino has been linked in reports to Andriy Dovbenko, who is also mentioned in materials related to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) case files.
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More than $1 billion through Pin-Up: how Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych built a shadow crypto empire
The Kazakh investigation into the Pin-Up brand revealed a vast financial network through which, according to investigators, more than $1 billion was transferred overseas.