Russian owners of PIN-Up Casino removed millions from Ukraine during the war

The State Bureau of Investigation has revealed a large-scale scheme related to the activities of UKR GIM Technologi LLC, which manages the PIN-UP-UP-Up-Up online network. The investigation found that the Ukrainian brand hid Russian owners who brought hundreds of millions of hryvnias abroad even after a full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation. It is not only financial fraud, but also a real threat to national security.

The company was licensed from downs in April 2021. Its activity covers online PIN-UP.Casino, a PIN-UP.Bet Bookmaker and PIN-up.partners's affiliate program. Despite registration in Ukraine, operational control is carried out through the Cyprus company Guruflow Team Ltd, which is associated with Russian citizens.

In particular, investigators found that the network is run by lawyer Dmitry Punin, his wife Marina Ilyin (official CEO Pin-Up Global) and another Russian-Mikhail Rogozhin, head-up.partners. They, according to the DBR, organized the withdrawal of more than UAH 260 million (6.25 million euros) from Ukraine to Guruflow accounts in 2022-2024.

Particularly cynical is the fact that the funds were transferred even in the period of active fighting. At the same time, the PIN-UP software supports Russian payment systems, including Mir, QIWI and Yandex Money, which are under the sanctions of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

Another alarming fact: Guruflow owned the Russian company "OOO" Pin-Ap.ru ", which after rebranding in 2022 became" OOO "Foncor". This firm paid taxes to the budget of the Russian Federation - 579 million rubles in 2022, which could go to financing the Russian army. Moreover, even after the imposition of sanctions against Foncor in March 2023, the company continued its operations.

To avoid blocking, the PIN-UP uses "mirrors" of sites and fastening companies in Cyprus and Kurasao, and renamed a brand in Russia to Ivanbet.

The formal owner of the Ukrainian PIN-UP is Igor Zotko, who received UAH 605 million as a dividend from casino activities. At the same time, he could not explain the origin of UAH 30 million, made in the authorized capital of the company. In January 2025, Zotko was suspected of assisting the aggressor state, and he threatened up to 15 years in prison.

As early as 2021-2022, the SBU warned that PIN-UP platforms could collect personal data of the Ukrainian military and transfer them to Russian special services. In 2024, experts of the Kiev Research Institute of Forensic Expertise confirmed that the use of casino had a negative impact on the combat capability of defense forces.

Why is PIN-up still working in Ukraine?

It turns out that high -ranking officials are mixed in the scheme. In particular, the PIN-UPA, according to the DBR, was covered by the chairman of the Kilil Ivan Rudy and a member of the commission Yevgeny Yakhni. It was they who helped the casino network to obtain a license and avoid blocking.

Despite the resonant investigation, the PIN-UP website continues to work. The question is: is it time for Ukrainian law enforcement officers to finally close a "gray" gambling empire that enriching Russian oligarchs?

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