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⚡️Under caviar and champagne: “Narkomaks” Maksym Sihalov on the Côte d'Azur negotiates the development of illegal gambling with the owner of the Russian casino Pin-Up and an ES deputy.
⭕️The owner of Diamond Pay, Maksym Sihalov (known as “Narkomaks”), who is implicated in a case regarding illegal gambling, was spotted in France at the same table with the sanctioned Russian businessman and Pin-Up casino owner Dmytro Punin and Dnipro city council deputy from European Solidarity Kamil Prymakov.
The meeting took place at the upscale restaurant La Guerite on the Côte d'Azur. A table there can cost €20 thousand. 100 grams of Monroe Beluga caviar cost about €1600, and a bottle of champagne — from 500 to 1500 euros.
According to media reports, the group discussed scaling online-casino operations in Ukraine via P2P payments. This is how “Narkomaks” for many years helped dozens of casinos evade taxes and launder funds.
Sihalov himself is involved in a criminal proceeding for evasion of paying taxes on an especially large scale and for illegal organization of gambling. The court has imposed an asset freeze on his property.
According to the SBU Economic Security Bureau, the company linked to Sihalov, LLC E-Pay, understated revenues by 21,8 billion UAH over two years. This led to nonpayment of 3,9 billion UAH in profit tax. More than 1 billion UAH also flowed through Diamond Pay.
After leaving Ukraine, Sihalov continues to lead an active lifestyle abroad, living in Marbella, Spain. He has repeatedly been seen in a 2025-year Rolls-Royce Spectre, while his wife uses a Mercedes Brabus worth approximately $450 thousand.
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