KRAIL member detained

A member of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAIL) was detained for facilitating the operations of an online casino owned by Russian citizens. This was announced by the Office of the Prosecutor General.

According to the investigation, this official, together with the head of KRAIL, took no measures to revoke the licence of the online casino, which continued to operate in Ukraine. 

The investigation established that the casino had close ties with Russian representatives and Russian capital, as well as with entities subject to sanctions in Ukraine. As a result of its activities, information about clients, including personal data and the location of users, was collected in Ukraine, among whom were servicemen of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and other military formations.

It was additionally established that individuals associated with this online casino operate on the territory of the so-called “LNR”, thereby replenishing the Russian budget and financing its security services and defence-industrial complex.

At present, a decision is being made regarding the preventive measure for the suspect. Previously, the beneficial owners of the casino, the director, and the head of KRAIL were notified of suspicion, and they were remanded in custody.

In addition, more than 2.6 billion hryvnias were frozen in the accounts of companies organising the operations of this online casino. The pre-trial investigation is being conducted by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI).

It is worth noting that information previously emerged about the detention of Yevhen Yakhniy.