The Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine revealed the activities of a large -scale network of illegal gambling establishments under the conventional name of Boss. As it became known from the materials of criminal proceedings under Part 2 of Art. 203-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, since 2020, a group of persons organized and ensured the work of illegal gambling in Kiev, region, Dnipro and Odessa.
According to the investigation, the establishments provided gambling through the Internet without any official permits and licenses. They did not use certified gambling equipment, were not connected to the state-monitoring system and were not registered in the online system. In fact, these were shadow casino, which functioned in specially equipped rooms.
A number of legal entities are involved in the organization of the network, which, according to law enforcement officers, are included in the structure of the Boss group. Among them:
LLC "Time TUM"
LLC "BG Technologiz Ukraine"
LLC "BMG Investment"
LLC "BP Management"
LLC "
BS LIGAL GROUP
"VINBOSS"
LLC "
Ginnex Ukraine "
The building at the address of Kyiv, Brest Avenue, 121-D, served as an office base for IT operations and monitoring online casino. It is known that these office premises rented Time Tom Site, and the building itself belongs to Edelweiss-Stanislav LLC. Part of the building was also rented by Aryatil LLC.
These offices worked with IT specialists who provided technical support, administration, development and implementation of software for both online platforms and physical gambling establishments.
Investigators establish the role of specific persons who coordinated the work of the gambling network. The analysis of financial flows is also underway to identify the legalization of proceeds from crime. The issue of seizure of property that may be involved in the case of persons and companies is currently being resolved.
