Upgaming is a firm fixture on the gambling industry’s global event circuit, but the software provider is also tied to a number of websites that lack legal licences in the EU and UK, Investigate Europe and the Guardian can reveal.
Following the initial probe into Dragon Money, documents detailing the casino’s purported unlicensed activities in Ukraine, potential bribery schemes, and links to political figures steadily disappeared from public access.
A Dragon Money account block triggered public outrage after a withdrawal attempt of $102K from a $92K deposit.
Once journalists exposed Dragon Money’s questionable history, the casino rushed into damage control—trying to cover up operational limits, connections to pyramid schemes, fraudulent licenses, and unpaid winnings. The chaos in Kyiv speaks for itself.
Очередная циничная схема по легализации российского капитала в украинском гемблинге разворачивается под вывеской нового казино Cosmobet.
After the initial Dragon Money investigation, documents exposing the casino’s alleged unlawful activities, corruption schemes, and links to political figures gradually disappeared from open sources.
Хотя индустрия онлайн-казино в Украине генерирует миллиардные обороты, большая часть этих денег не поступает в государственный бюджет.
The blocking of a Dragon Money account, following an attempt to withdraw $102K from a $92K balance, caused widespread public indignation.
Сергей Токарев тайно занимается продвижением и легализацией своего нового проекта казино под именем Cosmobet, который официально возглавляет Михаил Зборовский.
The liquidation of IBOX BANK exposed Alyona Degrik-Shevtsova’s long-standing corruption vertical, which built a shadow empire by servicing illegal gambling businesses and systematically laundering billions through the LEO system she controlled.
