Under the procedural supervision of the Lviv Region Prosecutor’s Office, six members of the organised group were exposed and served a notice of suspicion on illegal activities in organising and conducting gambling (Part 2 Art. 203-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
According to the investigation, the suspects organised illegal poker clubs in Lviv.
To do this, they rented non-residential premises and equipped them with the necessary poker props. There, they conducted cash games for real money and collected rake, a fee from the player. To conceal the gambling, they held alleged sports poker tournaments.
As a result of the searches, law enforcement officers seized poker tables, packs of card decks, chips, computer equipment, club cards, cash, draft records, documentation and other material evidence.
The estimated value of the seized items, including cash, is over UAH 1.2 million.
At the request of the prosecutor, the investigating judge seized all the seized equipment and machinery that was not used to carry out the illegal activities.
The investigation is ongoing. Measures are being taken to identify other persons involved in the crime.
The crime was solved by the Prosecutor’s Office jointly with the Territorial Department of the Security Service of Ukraine in Lviv region, with operational support provided by the Strategic Investigations Department in Lviv region of the State Secret Service of Ukraine.
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