According to the criminal proceedings of the Bureau of Economic Security (BEB), the owners of the online casino "Kosmolot" made an illegal transfer of 5.4 million euros to fictitious companies in Britain. The case concerns the Limited Liability Company "Spaceix", which operated gambling games in Ukraine under the "Kosmolot" brand.
Even before the official license for the gambling business, the company actively carried out this activity. Using a large number of mirror websites, among which were ifenergy.com.ua, cosmolotcasino.com, era.tv.com.ua and others, "Spaceix" conducted a thorough activity that attracted the attention of law enforcement officers. Many of these sites actually operated under the control of SpaceX.
Other sites that have been used by the company include cosmolot24-casino.xyz, cosmoloto-24.com.ua, and cosmolot-online.kiev.ua. According to the information received from the criminal proceedings, this activity has become the object of a thorough investigation and may have serious legal consequences for the owners and participants of the Spaceix company.
Even after obtaining a license from the Gambling and Lotteries Regulatory Commission (KRAIL), the company continued its illegal activities, which violated the legislation on gambling in Ukraine. The use of mirror sites, which stylistically and in terms of content are similar to the official cosmolot.ua site, indicates intentions to circumvent the law.
In addition, according to data obtained from the Orbis database, during the period from September 9, 2021 to February 15, 2022, Spaceix LLC transferred funds in the amount of 5.4 million euros to the addresses of companies from Great Britain: KYCAID LIMITED with with a capital of $90 and Splash Technology Ltd (ceased its activity on 02/18/2014).
These funds appear to have been transferred under the guise of a software (ID service) subscription.
It is important to note that the identification (verification, establishment of data) of players or visitors is carried out by an employee of the gambling organizer before the bet is accepted via the Internet using identification methods and (or) other verification methods that comply with the legislation on the protection of personal data and the rules of the gambling organizer .
Identification (verification, setting of data) of players on the Internet is carried out by the organizer of gambling games using an electronic signature, a SIM card supporting the MobileID method, the BankID method or other verification methods used in accordance with the law.
Taking into account the above, the involvement of third-party player identification services is not logical and economically not expedient, which may indicate the presence of risks associated with the legalization of property obtained through criminal means. In addition, according to the Bureau of Economic Security (BEB), the company's owners avoided paying taxes in the amount of 30.2 million hryvnias.
Oksana Illichova is the head of the Spacex company. Serhii Potapov and Arnulf Ekkehard Neumann-Damerau (EuroAtlantic Group) from Great Britain are listed as owners.
