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2025: Seizure of assets worth 61 billion rubles

Assets worth over 61 billion rubles. were arrested in a case against the founder of the betting company 1xBet, concerning the illegal organization of gambling. The information appeared in March 2025 from law enforcement agencies. The property of Stavka Ru LLC, formerly known as Bookmaker Pub LLC (1xbet), was arrested. Roman Semiokhin, a former co-owner of betting companies, owned almost 88% of the stake. In order to avoid the seizure of property, Semiokhin transferred his shares in the ownership of a company owned by his father's wife.^[1]

2021: 1Xbet employee sentenced to 3 years in prison in the case of the withdrawal of 63 billion rubles from Russia

A court in Bryansk found a local resident guilty in the case of illegal organization of gambling on the 1xBet platform. This was reported on October 20, 2021 by the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Bryansk Region.

A 40-year-old woman was sentenced to three years in prison with serving in a general regime correctional colony for illegal organization and conduct of gambling via the Internet. In addition to the prison term, the convict will have to pay a fine of 800 thousand rubles. At the same time, she was granted a delay in serving a prison sentence until her child reaches the age of 14.

An employee of the bookmaker 1Xbet was sentenced to 3 years in prison in the case of the withdrawal of 63 billion rubles from Russia

According to the investigation and the court, from October 2014 to May 2019, three residents of the regional center, who are on the international wanted list by October 20, 2021, organized the development of software for organizing and conducting gambling on the 1Xbet website in office premises in Bryansk, as well as technical support for this resource. Gambling was carried out without obtaining a license of the Federal Tax Service of Russia issued in accordance with the procedure established by law.

The accused accepted cash from citizens with their subsequent crediting to virtual accounts in the players' personal accounts on the specified Internet site, providing the latter with the opportunity to bet on sports events and play other gambling. As a result of illegal gambling activities of the organized group, they extracted income in the total amount of more than 63 billion rubles.

The investigation against 1Xbet began in the summer of 2019. The security forces opened a case under the article on the illegal organization and conduct of gambling on the Internet, and then began searches. The creators of the online casino arrested real estate worth 1.5 billion rubles, but the defendants themselves managed to hide abroad.^[2]

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