State Bureau of Investigation announced a new suspicion of one of the directors of the Pin-Up company, who was responsible for the coordination of the Ukrainian segment of the gambling business. Work on the extradition of other persons involved in the case is also ongoing.
The State Bureau of Investigation continues a large-scale investigation of shady schemes in the field of gambling business associated with the aggressor state. One of the key directions is bringing the organizers of the illegal Pin-Up online casino to justice and returning illegally obtained profits to the state budget.
On May 28, DBR employees reported a new suspicion to one of the company’s directors, who coordinated the activities of the Ukrainian segment of the gambling business. The director of UKR GAME TECHNOLOGY LLC is in Ukraine and was already suspected in February 2025.
He is charged with participation in a criminal organization (Part 3, Article 255 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), deliberate tax evasion in particularly large amounts (Part 3, Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), legalization of proceeds obtained through crime (Part 3, Article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine), and official forgery (Part 1, Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). The maximum penalty under these articles is up to 13 years in prison with confiscation of property.
The new suspicion makes it possible to expand the list of those involved in the case. The SBI is already preparing further procedural steps to announce the international wanted list of other suspects — citizens of Ukraine who are hiding abroad, as well as Russians involved in the illegal gambling business.
The investigation pays special attention to the return of illegally acquired property to state ownership. As part of the proceedings, over 2.6 billion hryvnias have already been seized, which can be transferred to the budget.
On May 25, 2025, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi signed a decree on the introduction of sanctions against a number of companies and citizens of the Russian Federation based on the materials of the SBI. Together with the Ministry of Justice, the recovery procedure for another 2.6 billion hryvnias transferred to the ARMA administration is underway.
This is a continuation of the systematic work that the SBI began in April 2024, when a network of Pin-Up sites operating without licenses was discovered. As part of the investigation, dozens of searches were conducted, server equipment was seized, accounts and company assets were blocked. Earlier, a number of other managers and employees were informed about the suspicion.
Investigations are ongoing. The SBI establishes other organizers, financial intermediaries and persons involved in the functioning of the illegal scheme. All measures are aimed at eliminating the illegal gambling business and compensating the state for damages.
