US, UK, Russia, France And Spain

The organisation operates a franchise service model. [4] Following revelations into the business’s financial resources, it is not permitted to run in a range of nations [5] consisting of the US, UK, Russia, France and Spain. International arrest warrants have been provided for the business’s 3 founders, one of whom reportedly passed away in Switzerland in 2023. [3] Amid these controversies, the company altered its focus to Africa, South America and India. [6]

1xBet is among the world’s biggest online gambling establishments, accepting bets on amateur sporting occasions, consisting of kids’s sports, broadcast reside on its website. [3] The company has likewise accepted wagering on cockfighting. [3] Despite the controversial nature of the business, it is a sponsor of FC Barcelona till 2029 and Paris Saint-Germain till 2025. [3]

History

The business was established in Russia by Roman Semiokhin, Dmitry Kazorin, and a previous Russian intelligence agent named Sergey Karshkov (d. June 2023). [6] By 2021, their business had actually made more than US$ 655 mln in unlawful betting. [3]

In March 2020, 1xBet validated the business’s growth into the Mexican market following its approval for a functional licence. The company also announced its plan to concentrate on the esports wagering market within the Latin American nation. [7]

In March 2022, 1xBet broadened into the Chilean market by signing a collaboration arrangement with the Chilean football champion, with the business becoming part of the 138 matches of the 2022 season. [8]

In October 2023, Congolese artist Maître Gims became an ambassador for 1xBet. [9]

Despite criminal prosecution in numerous countries, 1xBet secures significant sponsorship contracts, for example, 1xBet it stays the sponsor of FC Barcelona till 2029 and sponsors FC Paris Saint-Germain in seasons 2022-25. Since 2024, the month-to-month average number of visitors to its platform goes beyond 5 mln, the business has actually passed the preliminary of license applications to legally operate in Brazil. [3]

Controversies

Following an examination by The Sunday Times in 2019, 1xBet‘s licence was rescinded by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) after revelations of involvement ‘promoting a “pornhub casino’, bets on kids’s sports and cockfighting, and marketing on illegal websites.” [10] [11] [3]

1xBet features on Russia’s payment processor and Federal Tax Service blacklist. [12] [13]

In 2024, Bellingcat and the platform Josimar reported that 1xBet apparently arranged countless live-streamed amateur games including phony groups and kids as young as 14 years old. [14] [15]

Criminal examination

In early 2020, awareness was raised of an illegal practice, [16] an international arrest warrant was provided by Russian authorities. [3] Later, 1xBet in August 2020, the Directorate of the Investigative Committee for the Russian Bryansk Region released the names of the supposed developers of 1xBet. These are “Sergey Karshkov”, “Roman Semiokhin” and “Dmitry Kazorin”. [17] All 3 have Cypriot citizenship. [16] The trio are suspected of arranging the online bookmaker 1xBet, and are accuseds in a criminal case, with charge of imprisonment. A variety of estates in Russia with a total worth of 1.5 billion rubles were taken. [17]

In 2021, Parlan Law practice announced a look for victims of 1xBet in Russia. The business has actually organized a service for filing applications to the investigative committee. They submitted a lawsuit versus the owner of the Russian variation of 1xBet – bookie 1xStavka. [18]

In 2023, Morocco’s National Judicial Police Brigade (BNPJ) opened a mass investigation into 1xBet among other betting websites on charges of operating an illegal gaming business following a grievance by MDJS. [19] [3]

In November 2021 1xBet‘s subsidiary business, 1хCorр MV, applied for insolvency in a Curaçao court after it refused to refund a group of gamblers represented by the structure for curaçao gaming victims. The business was stated bankrupt in June 2022 but continued to operate. [20] The people specify that 1xBet structurally deniеs the genuine wins of players with countless euros in overdue winnings. [21] In January 2023, 1xCorp MV was stated insolvent by the Dutch Supreme Court in the Netherlands. [22] [23]

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