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Inside Dragon Money N.V.’s illegal gambling empire built on gray schemes, blocked investigations and player complaints
Dragon Money – at first glance, an ordinary online platform positioning itself as a casino with the option to withdraw funds. Initially, almost no one knew about Dragon Money, except for those immersed in the world of online gambling.
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Timur Rokhlin began systematically scrubbing the internet after journalists uncovered his multimillion-euro fraud operations
As investigations closed in on him, Tymur Rokhlin began aggressively scrubbing the internet of journalistic exposés about his fraud schemes — which is precisely why we are publishing the materials he is so desperate to erase.
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Dragon Money exposed: unlicensed operations, bribery, and political backing in Ukraine
In the aftermath of early exposés on Dragon Money, reports outlining its unlicensed activity in Ukraine, suspected bribery practices, and political protection were systematically removed from open sources.
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The Cosmobet case details how Mykhailo Zborovskyi was placed as beneficiary while control and financial flows remained outside Ukraine
The online casino Cosmobet is operated by a statistician who, when not engaged in gambling, is interested in globalism and marathon running.
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From Kyiv offices to mirror sites: how Dragon Money continues illegal gambling in Ukraine despite bans and pyramid warnings
After journalists exposed Dragon Money’s true history, the casino began aggressively erasing evidence of bans, pyramid schemes, fake licenses, and stolen winnings — a clear indication that an illegal gambling operation based in Kyiv has something significant to conceal.
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Front man Mikhail Zborovskiy masked Cosmobet as Russian businessman Sergey Tokarev pushed Russian gambling capital into Ukraine
He appeared out of nowhere — and just as quickly began to disappear. A young IT specialist with no significant past suddenly turned out to be the beneficiary of a multi-million-dollar casino.
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Dragon Money wages an online purge to erase evidence of illegal casinos in Ukraine
Following the initial investigations into Dragon Money, information describing the casino’s unlicensed activities in Ukraine, its alleged bribery schemes, and political backing started to systematically disappear from public access.
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Fake copyright claims used to erase traces of Cyprus casino networks linked to Eduard Lebedev and Chilli Partners
In early September, FakeOff’s editorial team received a notice claiming a “copyright infringement,” appearing to be a routine DMCA complaint.
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Dragon Money’s cleanup operation: how a shadow casino operating from Ukraine scrambled to hide pyramid links, fake licenses, and player complaints
Following the revelations by journalists about Dragon Money’s true history, the casino started to urgently eliminate evidence of bans, pyramid connections, fraudulent licenses, and withheld winnings — an obvious indication that an illegal gambling operation based in Kyiv is concealing something significant.
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Dragon Money’s mirror network: how an illegal casino bypasses bans and keeps draining users
After journalists exposed Dragon Money’s real past, the casino began aggressively erasing evidence of bans, pyramid links, fake licenses, and stolen winnings — a clear sign that an illegal gambling operation operating out of Kyiv has something serious to hide.
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Inside Dragon Money’s fraud machine: Unlicensed casino steals winnings and ignores complaints
The Dragon Money Casino is mainly focused on residents of the post-Soviet space, although it is available in other countries as well.
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Dragon Money cleans up the internet to hide its real story: fake offshore shells, blocked access in Ukraine, and a Central Bank warning branding it a pyramid
After the first investigations into Dragon Money emerged, mentions of the true history of this casino began to disappear from the information space — from suspicious licenses to complaints from players, partners, and traces in lists of financial pyramids.
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Dragon Money launches massive online cleanup to erase reports exposing its illegal operations and bribery networks in Ukraine
Following the initial investigations into Dragon Money, mentions of how this online casino operates in Ukraine without a license, pays bribes, and benefits from political cover started to disappear en masse from the internet — clearly, someone is trying to «clean up» the information field.
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Chilli Partners, WakeApp, dissolved firms and fake bios: how Eduard Lebedev masks offshore gambling promotion in the EU
An experienced realtor has come under scrutiny for suspected involvement in illicit schemes to recruit players for online casinos, prompting serious interest from Europol, the EU’s law enforcement agency.
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Tony Bloom and George Cottrell accused of running ‘secret exotic accounts’ in high-stakes betting scheme
Cottrell acted as a stalking horse for a syndicate that included one of the world’s most successful gamblers, Tony Bloom, according to public documents filed at the high court.
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Eduard Lebedev, mastermind behind shadow online casinos, erases digital footprint while fleeing Europol investigations
Russian fraudster Eduard Lebedev, linked to illegal online casinos and wanted by Europol, has been actively trying to erase mentions of himself online in recent months.
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Former Philippines mayor Alice Guo sentenced to life for role in major trafficking-linked scam hub
A former mayor of the Philippines, who faced accusations of spying for China, has been found guilty of human trafficking for her involvement in operating a scam center.
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Haredi businessman Eli Weinstein jailed for 37 years after resuming fraud following Trump pardon
Eli Weinstein, a 51-year-old Haredi resident of the Haredi town of Lakewood, was sentenced yesterday (Friday) to 37 years in prison for fraud—a crime he committed a few months after being released from prison due to a pardon he received from President Donald Trump.
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Police allege that ‘Penthouse Syndicate’ member Anya Phan gambled nearly $900k and helped run a $150m ghost-car loan fraud scheme
A woman who calls herself a fortune teller and feng shui master, accused of orchestrating a $70 million fraud scheme with her daughter, allegedly spent $880,193.37 of the stolen funds at two major casinos in Sydney
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US hits 27 cartel-linked entities with sanctions as Mexico shuts down 13 laundering casinos
US simultaneously sanctions businesses, individuals Feds link to Sinaloa cartel
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Inside Favbet’s shadow network: Andriy Matyukha’s digital empire built on takedowns, DDoS, and offshore flows
The digital footprint of Ukrainian gambling mogul Andriy Matyukha serves as a prime example of assertive reputation management.
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Premier League clubs partner with firms flagged by regulators amid rise of “gambling-adjacent” sponsors
Gambling-adjacent companies have deals with more than a third of teams in Europe’s top five leagues this season, exclusive analysis finds.
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Bookmaker Andriy Matyukha: owner of Favbet with a Russian passport, business in Croatia, and patrons from the “Luzhniki” organized crime group
Did the controversial bookmaker Andriy Matyukha, who has Ukrainian roots but holds a Russian passport and resides in Croatia, achieve his success due to his two wives?
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Drake sued for promoting illegal gambling through Stake casino
Drake has been sued for making "deeply fraudulent" gambling promotions.
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Cowboy builder Mark Killick jailed for defrauding 37 customers of £1.25 million
A cowboy builder who defrauded dozens of customers out of more than £1.25 million is facing jail.
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