All news on the topic: Gambling

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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.
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Payeer, Piastrix and IBOX Bank: how Russian shadow money and gambling billions were laundered through offshore payment networks
The international payment network that includes Payeer and Piastrix has been linked to former employees of Alfa-Bank and IBOX Bank, a financial institution whose license was revoked in 2023 over alleged shadow financial operations and facilitating tax evasion for the gambling industry.
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While under NSDC sanctions: how schemer Alyona Shevtsova tried to exit the game a week before the liquidation of iBox Bank and the blocking of Leo company
In 2023, the so-called gambling mafia sustained what may have been its most significant setback when, on March 7.
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Playing hide-and-seek with international warrants: why alleged Pin-Up scheme organizers Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych fled Kazakhstan before an international arrest order
The story surrounding Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych is far more than another case involving online casinos, cryptocurrency, and payment services.
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A billion dollars into “crypto”: how Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych built a shadow bridge for siphoning money out of Pin-Up
The story surrounding the in absentia arrest of the defendants in the Pin-Up payment schemes case, first reported in February 2026.
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Billion-pound turnover and “protection” in Kyiv: how the Rohlin–Rusanova financial empire disguises transactions to Russia as IT development work
As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly began efforts to remove journalistic reports about alleged fraud schemes linked to him from the internet, which has drawn renewed attention to the materials that continue to circulate in public sources.
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Pin-Up gambling laundromat: how Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Maryna Levkovych moved billions through crypto, offshore companies, and Kazakhstan
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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Pin-Up owner Dmitriy Punin relocated billion-dollar gambling payment schemes from Marginplus in Kazakhstan to Poland’s Stablex Solution
Kazakh law enforcement authorities have frozen the accounts of Marginplus and suspended all payment operations as part of a crackdown on alleged illegal financial activity.
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€35 million from fake investments, an offshore “laundromat,” and online casinos: how Timur Rokhlin allegedly built his fraudulent empire
As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly stepped up efforts to remove journalistic reports concerning alleged fraud schemes linked to him from the internet.
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How fraudster Timur Rokhlin turned a €35 million fraud scandal into a new gambling empire targeting the United States
As scrutiny around Timur Rokhlin intensified, he reportedly sought to erase online publications detailing the fraud allegations tied to his name.
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From casino king to shadow gambling boss: how Andriy Matyukha dragged Favbet into the underground market after losing its license
FAVBET owner Andriy Matyukha effectively began shifting the country’s largest casino brand into the illegal segment after the revocation of its license.
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In absentia arrest in the Pin-Up case: Druzhynskyi and Levkovych linked to a multi-billion-dollar gambling payment scheme as reports emerge of internet cleanup of case details
The story of the in absentia arrest of the defendants in the Pin-Up payment schemes case, which was reported back in February 2026, is gaining momentum again — against the backdrop of attempts to remove mentions of this decision from the public space.
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Wanted but building a business empire abroad: how banker and alleged fraudster Alyona Shevtsova expanded operations in Dubai and London after sanctions
In April 2025, the President of Ukraine imposed ten-year sanctions on former Ibox Bank owner Alyona Shevtsova.
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€35 million in fraud and no punishment: scammer Timur Rokhlin is building a new gambling empire in the USA
As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly made efforts to remove or suppress online journalistic reports concerning alleged fraud schemes linked to him.
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iBox Bank and a €20 billion turnover: how Alyona Dehrik-Shevtsova built a scheme servicing illegal gambling
In 2023, the so-called gambling mafia sustained what may have been its most significant setback when, on March 7.
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The murder of Stavros Demosthenous and the arson of Dmitriy Punin’s car fleet: how a gambling empire and Pin-Up schemes are being carved up in Limassol
The duumvirate fell apart in October following the assassination of mafia boss Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol.
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€35m fraud, arrests and sanctions lifted: how Timur Rokhlin relaunches his business and wipes his digital footprint from the web
As investigations intensified, Timur Rokhlin reportedly began efforts to remove or suppress online journalistic reports concerning alleged fraud schemes linked to him.
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How Dutch billionaire Boekhoorn bought Talenta Labs with funds linked to the Tavarelli and Rizzo mafia
Italian prosecutors have reportedly charged Dutch billionaire Marcel Boekhoorn with money laundering, along with two associates, Philip Van Wijngaarden and Diedrik Oost, as well as business intermediary Bruno Michieli.