A brief digest of important news
The past week of March was rich in events in the gambling industry. Below are the most important ones.
Ukraine imposed sanctions on Russians and citizens of other countries
The other day, the country's President V. Zelensky signed a decree on the inclusion of a large number of Russian BCs and individuals in the sanctions lists. Among them are the bookmaker offices Sportbet, Matchbet, Olimp, Betsity, Marathon, BC Pari, and others. In addition, the largest lottery operator from the Russian Federation - "Sportloto" fell under sanctions. In addition, sanctions were imposed on companies registered in other jurisdictions and on some foreigners. This is the firm "Parimatch" (Cyprus), although the company is considered Ukrainian. By the way, on its accounts SBU blocked more than 250 million hryvnias of clients. The restrictions will be in force from 5 to 50 years.
BC "Fonbet" splurged 167 million rubles.
This is how much the company paid out to sports betting fans last year. At the same time, the total revenue of the BC amounted to more than 220 billion rubles, and net profit - 26 billion rubles. In the current year, the representatives of the bookmaker's office intend to get an even bigger profit.
"1xStavka: problems have not disappeared
The next court hearing is scheduled for the end of March. The bookmaker's lawyers will continue to challenge the claims made by the Mobile Card NPO for a complete ban on the office's activities in Russia. As repeatedly stated by representatives of 1xStavka, their company has nothing to do with the infamous resource 1xbet, which is now banned in Russia, and its owners and administration are wanted.
Illegal gambling flourishes in Kazakhstan
Despite the fact that in this country there are no special restrictions for the gambling industry, underground casinos and gambling halls are growing "like on yeast". Recently, two citizens of this country were detained, who organized the game in eight illegal locations, providing access to online casinos. Only from one of these points they received a profit of 1 million tenge per month. Previously, the representatives of this criminal association had already had convictions for similar crimes.
