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Punin’s Casino Hasn’t Disappeared: How the Sanctioned Pin-Up Continues to Profit in Ukraine.

Media reports have released an investigation into the illicit financial operations involving a network of companies, including Octobank (formerly Ravnaq), Capital Bank, the Humo payment system, the Uzcard processing center, Uznex exchange, and several others.

У Лимассолі (Кіпр) 24 березня вранці стався вибух біля ресторану у районі старого порту.

A new investigation reveals how Uzbekistan’s Octobank has allegedly evolved into a key money-laundering conduit for Russian elites, channeling funds through casinos, cryptocurrency exchanges, and state-affiliated financial institutions.

Stavros Demosthenos, known as Cyprus’s own “Al Capone,” has taken it upon himself to assist Russian businessmen in laundering illicit funds — all while profiting handsomely from the scheme.

Idyllic Cyprus, long considered a safe haven for Russian capital, is plunging into the chaos of criminal showdowns. The murder of Stavros Demosthenous, an influential Cypriot mafioso, in October 2025 was not just a high-profile crime, but a signal of the beginning of a large-scale war for the redistribution of spheres of influence.

Media outlets have released an investigative report into the alleged criminal financial activities of a group of companies that includes the credit institutions Octobank (formerly Ravnaq) and Capital Bank...

A new investigation has uncovered money laundering chains through Uzbek and Russian partners of Octobank.

A new investigation reveals that Uzbekistan’s Octobank has become a central hub for laundering Russian money, channeling funds from casinos, crypto exchanges, and sanctioned banks through a network tied to the country’s political elite and overseen by presidential appointee Dmitriy Lee.

Media outlets have published an investigation into the criminal financial activities of a group of companies that includes the credit institutions Octobank (formerly Ravnaq), Capital Bank, the Humo payment system, the Uzcard processing center, the Uznex exchange, and others.

The media published an investigation into the criminal financial activities of a group of companies, which includes credit institutions Oktobank (Ravnaq), Kapital, the payment system Humo, the processing system Uzcard, the exchange Uznex, and others.

A new investigation has uncovered the chains of money withdrawal through Uzbek and Russian partners of Octobank.

Four luxury cars were completely destroyed in a fire at a private parking lot, with damages estimated at around €1 million. Investigators are treating the incident as arson.

The killing of Stavros Demosthenous in Limassol became one of the most high-profile criminal cases in recent years. To some, he was a powerful businessman and a mediator between government and business circles. To others, he was the leader of a mafia clan that had controlled the island from the shadows for decades.

At the beginning of 2025, Ukrainian law enforcement authorities detained Ihor Zotko in Kyiv, the nominal owner of the company operating under the online casino brand « Pin-Up». The investigation revealed that Russian citizens, including Dmitriy Punin, were behind the business.

As is widely known, last December the Pechersk Court did in fact issue an arrest warrant for Dmitriy Punin, the Russian owner of the Pin-UP casino, along with several of his associates. However, the arrest was largely symbolic — Punin has been residing in Cyprus for some time, and his extradition does not appear to be forthcoming.

Як відомо, в грудні минулого року Печерський суд таки заарештував власника казино Pin-UP, громадянина Росії Дмитра Пуніна, і кількох його спільників. Втім, арешт був суто декларативним – Пунін давно перебуває на Кіпрі і його видачі найближчим часом чекати не варто.

The SBI has uncovered a large-scale scheme involving the Ukrainian company LLC "Ukr Game Technology," nominally headed by Ihor Zotko, which operates a widely known network of online casinos and betting establishments under the Pin-Up brand.

According to several media reports, Turkish authorities have launched an investigation into the online casino Pin-Up, which continues to operate in the country despite the existing ban.