The gambling business found how to hide from the state a turnover of about UAH 10 billion per month, and in this it was helped by 8 private and one state bank. This was stated by the first deputy head of the financial committee, MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak.

" ) and the withdrawal of this money. To put it simply: the mechanism ensured that the money from the player went to the casino account, but like "

" And, of course, they took good commissions for this (3-3. 5% for acquiring). Plus various cash withdrawal offers, USDT, etc.. "

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According to Zheleznyak, what was especially striking in this scheme was that one state-owned bank took part in providing such a service for the gambling business..

“I won’t write the name, but it is consonant with the word gas (obviously, the deputy is hinting at Ukrgasbank,” ed.. And they spent a lot of money through it.. Once again, the bank is completely state-owned,"

The second point, according to the deputy, is no less striking - one of the private banks exposed in this scheme, even after the law enforcement officers took up the matter, continues to actively provide such a service..

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At the same time, according to Zheleznyak, the money laundered in this way was withdrawn to "

" Very often, the money from the players was used further - for the so-called " That is, banks twice helped to avoid taxation,"

According to him, retail trade networks with thousands of employees participated in the scheme, and which used "

“What is in this case “salary projects” from these banks. Yes, everything is simple, it’s the same as “salary in an envelope”, only in a non-cash version. The employee officially receives part of the white salary from his official employer (usually the minimum wage), and everything else just comes to his card from another entity unknown to him. This is an unknown entity or some kind of (fin)company or even an individual replenishing his casino account. Well, usually no one pays taxes - that's what everything exists for,"

In turn, the trading network settled with the casino / bank cash, which could be withdrawn abroad without any problems.

" The bank's commission is somewhere around 2.5%,"

According to the deputy, the list of these companies-employers already exists.

" That is, it seemed so until I saw the documents,"

" Let me just remind you that all this happens during the war,"

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Recall that in October 2022, the tax committee of the Verkhovna Rada supported bill No. 8079, which proposed to stop providing unreasonable benefits for organizers of gambling, lotteries and betting.

On January 12, the Verkhovna Rada adopted bill No. 8079 in the second reading.

In the explanatory note to the document, the authors note that from January 1 to August 31, 2022, business entities involved in the organization and conduct of gambling, lotteries, bets (bookmaker bets, totalizator bets) and subsequently switched to a simplified taxation system paid UAH 174 million in tax on.

And since the transition to the simplified system, these same entities have paid only 13.4 million. UAH. a single contribution, continuing to be active.

On February 6, President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law banning the gambling business from the simplified taxation system..