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TVP Info conducted an investigation into the online poker platform GGPoker, including how it skirts bans in Poland, recruits local players, and potential connections between illegal gambling and Russia.
The journalists examined the activities of a Russian citizen who is accused in Ukraine of organizing gambling without a license and of money laundering. The piece also mentions partner networks through which users can be redirected to gambling sites, with their owners earning a commission for new clients.
Representatives of Polish journalists attended an affiliate conference in Warsaw, where representatives of the company were present.
Oleksiy Kuprienko, cofounder of the Ukrainian initiative Don’t Fund Russian Army, stated that the Ukrainian investigation into individuals connected with Pin-Up covered, among other things, work on temporarily occupied territories. According to him, Ukrainian authorities confiscated 2,6 billion UAH.
The TVP Info team demonstrated how redirection from the main GGPoker site to another domain occurs, and also showed a successful deposit using a European bank card from a Polish connection.
The journalists paid special attention to the partner network that can redirect users to gambling resources. The report explains: “If a user clicks such a link and registers at a casino, the agency receives a commission.” The partner resources have a financial incentive to attract new players. The journalists highlighted Club GG, where one of the prizes was an entry package to a tournament in Bratislava.
TVP also showed the Warsaw office of Pin-Up (Red Core of Dmytro Punin), corporate contacts, and documents with the company’s logo. At the same time, Pin-Up itself in its reply to the journalists denied any connection with the Ukrainian Pin-Up company.
DFRA noted that the segment mentions Ivan Briksin. His name, according to the initiative, is explicitly cited in the ruling from 2 of September 2022 year in criminal case No. 12020000000001013, registered 16 of October 2020 year.
In addition, the team has an extract from the Unified Register of Pretrial Investigations regarding a new case of the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine No. 72025102500000089 from 22 December 2025 year, concerning the activities of GGPoker/PokerOK.
DFRA also reported the existence of materials of requests to the State Financial Monitoring Service and ARMA, which mention possible involvement of Ivan Briksin.
Thus, TVP Info’s investigation covers mechanisms for attracting Polish players, the operation of GGPoker’s affiliate network, activities of resources tied to the platform, and potential Russian connections in the field of illegal online gambling.
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