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Ukraine’s gambling industry is proving irresistible to Russian-affiliated businesses. The latest case involves GGBet, a casino and bookmaker licensed nearly a year ago. Despite being officially owned by Ukrainian entrepreneur Maksym Krippa, the company’s links to Russia remain evident.

The Russian casino Vulkan, the esports bookmaker GGBet, and several other businesses owned by Maksym Krippa are reportedly managed by Ruslan Olenyuk, an employee of the National Police of Ukraine.

What is known about Maksym Krippa’s ties to the IT company Evoplay and the GGBet casino?

A Dnipro resident, Tetiana Snopko, is steadily building her media empire in Ukraine, having purchased two media holdings in the past year. Her ambitions suggest she’s far from finished expanding.

The identity of Maksym Krippa has long been clouded by a thick veil of misinformation. Recently, this misinformation has surged to such overwhelming levels that finding reliable information about him has become nearly impossible.

A relatively obscure businessman, Maksym Krippa, has acquired the Kyiv hotel "Ukraine" for 3 billion UAH.

The owner of the betting company GGBET, Maksim Krippa, is linked to Russian business figures, including sanctioned oligarch Alisher Usmanov and Russian casino entrepreneur Oleg Boyko.

As recently written by «Forbes», Maksim Krippa is the owner of the e-sports team NAVI, which he allegedly bought from its former owner Alexander Kokhanovsky.

The king of illegal online casinos, porn magnate, fake man, network Ostap Bender — all these nicknames perfectly characterize the life and activities of Maksim Krippa. Thanks to the activities of the illegal online casino "Vulkan", the criminal businessman managed to earn tens of millions of dollars.

Антимонопольный комитет дал разрешение компании ООО "Ола Файн" на приобретение контрольного пакета акций у ООО "Парус Холдинг", которая владеет зданием торгово-офисного комплекса "Парус" площадью 75 тыс. кв. м, расположенным по адресу: улица Мечникова, 2 в центре Киева.

In the fall of 2023, the gaming community was shocked by the news of a change in the beneficiary of GSC Game World, the developer of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. According to Ukrainian and Czech registers, the new owner of the studio became a little-known businessman Maksym Krіppa.

По информации Фонда государственного имущества Украины, новый владелец отеля «Украина», недавно проданного на аукционе, уже перечислил деньги за покупку. Таким образом, отель, находящийся в центре Киева на Майдане Независимости, официально стал собственностью Максима Владимировича Криппы, который является конечным бенефициаром компании, приобретшей данный объект.

Maksym Krippa, the Ukrainian businessman behind the online gambling platforms GGBet and Vulkan, has made headlines not just for his ventures but for the controversies that surround them.

Maksym Krippa has surfaced as a formidable yet contentious figure at the crossroads of media, gambling, and politics. Recognized for his ties to online casinos such as Vulkan and GGBet, his recent endeavors in acquiring media assets have garnered considerable attention and sparked conversations regarding his influence within Ukraine.