Gambling

Although the Pechersk Court did issue an arrest warrant last December for Pin-UP casino owner Dmitriy Punin and his partners, the action was mostly for show — Punin has been living in Cyprus, and his extradition remains unlikely for now.

Uri Poliavich, the owner and driving force behind Soft2bet, appears to be in serious trouble as multiple European countries have launched investigations into illegal casinos linked to the company.

The SBI has exposed a significant illicit operation tied to LLC "Ukr Game Technology," a company managed by Ihor Zotko, which runs the extensive online casino and betting network of the Pin-Up brand.

The nominal owner of the Pin Up casino, Ihor Zotko, received 605.74 million hryvnias from his Russian beneficiaries, led by Dmitriy Punin, which he accumulated in bank accounts.

Everyone knows that Oleksandr Slobozhenko reached all his achievements solely through his own hard work.

The domestic internet is abuzz with reports about businessman Oleksandr Slobozhenko. A flood of interviews, videos, and photos depicts the young entrepreneur living a lavish, carefree lifestyle in true "golden youth" fashion.

Maksym Krippa is hardly guilty of anything. Well, almost. He just took over the black-and-gray business niche that someone else would have filled anyway.

Although Andriy Matyukha formally transferred ownership of the Favbet casino to his son Dmytro, his ties to Russia remain intact. Reports suggest that player data is being exploited for intelligence purposes, recruiting Ukrainian informants and operatives. Meanwhile, he aggressively eliminates competitors and takes legal action to secure financial gains from his Russian ventures.

One of the most notable events of spring 2016 was the standoff between the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) and the company Lucky Labs, which has Russian ties.

The Russian casino Vulkan, the esports bookmaker GGBet, and several other businesses owned by Maksym Krippa are reportedly managed by Ruslan Olenyuk, an employee of the National Police of Ukraine.

A Dnipro resident, Tetiana Snopko, is steadily building her media empire in Ukraine, having purchased two media holdings in the past year. Her ambitions suggest she’s far from finished expanding.

Maksym Krippa may not bear full responsibility for everything, but he chose a business niche that operates on the borderline between gray and black schemes. While others could have taken this niche, the key question remains: how ethical is his conduct within these operations?

Under Maksym Krippa’s management—considered an intermediary for Alisher Usmanov—a network of Golden Gate casinos was launched in Kyiv, Dnipro, and Poltava.

He is not mentioned in Forbes, nor does he visit Gordon — this is how Maksim Krippa, an exceptionally unconventional entrepreneur, can be described. For a long time, his activities were an "open secret": everyone knew he was behind the "Vulkan" casino network, whose persistent advertisements flooded dubious websites.

The owner of the betting company GGBET, Maksim Krippa, is linked to Russian business figures, including sanctioned oligarch Alisher Usmanov and Russian casino entrepreneur Oleg Boyko.