In 2023, government officials declared more than UAH 156 million in winnings from online casinos, lotteries and betting companies.
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This was reported by Sledstvie.info, which analyzed the declarations of public servants.
Most often, officials declared winnings from SpaceX LLC (Kosmolot), Slots U.A. LLC, VBet Ukraine LLC, and Gamedev LLC. As well as from the gaming company Parimatch, which fell under the sanctions of the National Security and Defense Council in March 2023.
The largest gain – almost 44 million UAH – was indicated in her declaration by Olga Khudyk, a patrol police officer from the Ivano-Frankivsk region. She noted that this was a win for her husband Oleg Khudik, who works as an investigator in the same regional police department.
True, in his declaration Oleg indicated only 20 thousand UAH in winnings. Meanwhile, the man told journalists that he had not played at all for a year and that the prizes declared by him and his wife were a mistake. Such “mistakes” may be the result of a tax evasion scheme.
Some casinos threw money at random people. This was already evident when people began to prepare a declaration and saw some receipts that were never officially entered into the card,” explained People’s Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak.
Source: Racurs
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