The Security Service of Ukraine neutralized a criminal organization that created an interregional network of underground gambling establishments in Kyiv, Zhytomyr and Kherson. The defendants in the case are suspected of involvement in covert financing of the "

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According to law enforcement officers, attackers illegally opened several casinos in Kherson shortly before the full-scale war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. The establishments continued to operate during the occupation, and part of the "

" After the liberation of Kherson, the organizers of the casino, hoping to avoid justice, moved to Zhytomyr. There they decided to expand their own " To do this, in the regional center, and later in Kyiv, six additional gambling establishments were opened,"

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As noted, dozens of people who worked for a criminal organization served new illegal casinos, set up equipment and recruited personnel..

Law enforcement agencies conducted about 40 searches in underground establishments, offices and warehouses, as well as in the homes of defendants and their cars.. It was found there:.

daily revenue - almost 1 million cash in hryvnia equivalent;

over 230 fake software carriers;

network and server equipment;

financial and accounting documents with evidence;

drafts with client base.

Based on this evidence, the SBU reported suspicion under two articles of the Criminal Code to six organizers of a criminal group..

The court has already chosen a measure of restraint for the three main defendants. They will be held in custody with an alternative bail in the amount of 1.5 and 1.1 million hryvnias.. The rest of the suspects were placed under house arrest..

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In November last year, it was reported that the head of the “de-Russification” department of the Security Service of Ukraine, Artem Shilo, helped one of the Russian bookmakers enter Ukraine.

Previously, the Gambling Regulatory Commission handed over 1,789 illegal gambling sites, 55 illegal lotteries, and a list of 606 illegal gambling establishments to Internet operators and law enforcement agencies.. However, according to a member of the VSK regarding crimes in the field of gambling, almost all banned sites and salons continue to work..