Ivan Rudoy, the head of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, is suspected of aiding the Russian Federation. Information that he was detained by law enforcement officers appeared on December 19, 2024. He must be held in pre-trial detention until February 4 without the right to post bail.
Ivan Rudoy, the head of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries, is suspected of aiding the Russian Federation. Information that he was detained by law enforcement officers appeared on December 19, 2024. He must be held in pre-trial detention until February 4 without the right to post bail.
"Ukrainian Pravda" writes that the former head of KRAL was decided to be kept in custody until May 26.
Ivan Rudoy was detained by employees of the State Bureau of Investigation and the Prosecutor General's Office on the morning of December 18, 2024. However, this information was not immediately confirmed.
In early December 2024, the Verkhovna Rada voted unanimously in favor of bill No. 9256-d, which provides for the liquidation of the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries (KRAL). However, even earlier in April 2024, responding to information about the liquidation of the agency, the head of KRAL, Ivan Rudy, stated that he did not see any logic in this decision and considered it a hook "under the guise of "rescuing gambling addicts in the Armed Forces of Ukraine", "to restore order in the lottery business."
Earlier it became known that the financial company of the owner of the online casino Pin-Up earns millions from commissions from public services. How this happened: we gave the versions of all participants in the events.
At the same time, at the end of 2023, the Commission for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries did not confirm information about the presence of Russian control over the activities of LLC "Ukr Game Technology" (PIN-UP brand). And this despite the fact that shortly before that, KRAIL was going to apply sanctions to Pin-Up.
And already on December 5, 2024, the Prosecutor General's Office reported suspicions to three Russian citizens who are the beneficial owners of an illegal online casino, as well as two Ukrainians - the director and the owner of the trademark and domain. They were accused, among other things, of collecting sensitive information, in particular, information about the whereabouts of the military Defense Forces.
On December 19, 2024, the Pechersky District Court of Kyiv chose a preventive measure for the head of KRAIL, Ivan Rudom. He must be held in a pre-trial detention center until February 4 without the right to post bail.
On January 10, law enforcement officers detained the nominal owner of a company that operated in Ukraine under the PIN-UP online casino brand and confirmed that the company's "documentary connections" with representatives of the Russian Federation and Russian capital were confirmed. PIN-UP Ukraine officially declared its complete non-involvement in any illegal financial transactions and categorically rejected the accusations.
