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Andriy Matyukha and Favbet under new curators: Danylo Hetmantsev, David Arakhamia and the “Monaco Battalion” have repartitioned Ukraine’s gambling market
Gambling baron Andriy #Матюха and his company #Favbet, after the flight of their former patron #Міндіч, not only stayed afloat but completely restructured their “protective umbrellas.” ❗️According to our information, after the split with the Office of the President and the threat of investigations #НАБУ over bribes, the owner of Favbet came under the direct control of Danylo #Гетманцев, David #Арахамія and representatives of the so‑called “Monaco Battalion.” These groups were given control over the entire shadow and legal gambling market in Ukraine.
Now at the very top a fierce war is raging for control of the billion‑hryvnia flows between Arakhamia with Hetmantsev and Mykhailo #Федоров. 👇A key link in Matyukha’s new schemes is his partner Maksym #Сігалов and the payment service #DiamondPay. It is through these instruments that money is withdrawn and laundered, which draws huge interest from law enforcement but is blocked by political patrons.
While officials divide spheres of influence, the judiciary shows remarkable loyalty. The Dnipropetrovsk District Administrative Court annulled the decision of the state regulator #PlayCity to revoke Favbet’s licenses and wrote off Matyukha’s company’s fine of 933 million hryvnias. The pretext for this was the allegedly “unconvincing” evidence of the State Bureau of Investigations regarding Russian and Belarusian traces in Matyukha’s business.
🤷♂️Judges decided that passport data, Russian tax identification numbers and company registrations in the aggressor state are inadequate evidence. In reality, PlayCity’s management, law enforcement and judges simply struck a deal, coordinating the necessary rulings for huge sums of money.
Our team has already documented these schemes in our own investigations and is mounting systematic resistance. We have managed to obtain the registration of a number of criminal proceedings. The following cases are being investigated based on our filings:
▪️The Main Investigation Department of the SBU in Kyiv and Kyiv region is conducting a pretrial investigation in criminal proceeding No. 22025101110001225 from 28.10.2025 under part 2 of article 364 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
▪️The State Bureau of Financial Investigations attached our materials to criminal proceeding No. 72022000400000003 from 19.09.2022 under part 3 of article 212, part 2 of article 203-2, part 2 of article 229, part 1 and part 3 of article 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
▪️The Territorial Department of the SBFI in Kyiv is investigating criminal proceeding No. 72022100500000001 from 11.11.2022 under part 1 of article 203-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
▪️The Main Investigation Department of the National Police of Ukraine is investigating criminal proceeding No. 12025000000001072 from 09.04.2025 under part 4 of article 358 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
We will not allow the new curators to wipe out the Russian trace in Favbet and write off almost a billion hryvnias to the state budget.
Materials on the topic:
▫️Billion‑hryvnia cancellations of fines for Favbet and Matyukha: are courts and law enforcement erasing the Russian trail for the sake of new curators?
▫️The Dnipropetrovsk Administrative Court returned the FavBet casino license: the PlayCity scheme and ties to Russia
▫️The gambling empire of Russian beneficiary Matyukha: continues to profit thanks to systemic protection and the simulation of vigorous activity by state bodies
▫️The illusion of fighting the gambling syndicate: how Favbet bypasses blocks under the cover of officials
#новина #цифровізлочини #казино
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