The State Bureau of Investigation has apprehended the nominal owner of the online casino "PIN-UP."

Employees of the State Bureau of Investigation (DBR) have detained the nominal owner of the company operating in Ukraine under the online casino brand "PIN-UP." It is noted that the real owners of this commercial entity, which obtained a license from the online gambling organization, are Russians.

According to reports from the DBR press service.

As stated in the report, a motion is being prepared to choose a preventive measure in the form of detention.

According to the investigation, the detainee did not have legitimate sources to contribute 30 million UAH to the statutory capital of the legal entity that received the license. It is indicated that the detainee had spent a considerable amount of time in the Republic of Cyprus, where he was in the company of citizens of the Russian Federation – the actual owners of the online casino.

"Recall that within the framework of the investigation into its activities, the bureau's investigators, in cooperation with the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine, uncovered evidence of the company's representatives aiding the aggressor state," emphasized the DBR. They also added that there is documented evidence linking this online casino with representatives of the Russian Federation and Russian capital, as well as with sanctioned entities in Ukraine. The business also operated under the cover of entities under investigation by the DBR.

During the investigation, it was determined that individuals associated with the online casino's activities are conducting business in the territory of the so-called "LPR," thereby filling the aggressor's budget. These funds are directed towards financing the security sector, Russia's defense industry, and armed aggression against Ukraine.

"Moreover, the individual who directly controls the online casino's operations has been financing the veterans of the so-called 'SVO' since the onset of the full-scale invasion. The online casino continues its activities on the territory of Russia and Russian web resources," the statement reads.

Based on the collected evidence, suspicions have been filed under Article 111-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine against the actual beneficial owners of the online casino, the top manager of the regulatory body, as well as the director and owner of the trademark and domain name for aiding the aggressor state.

Background. Earlier, Mind reported that the management of the online casino Pin-Up is suspected of aiding Russia. Individuals associated with the company are financing the so-called "LPR" and "SVO."