Court hears case of Pin-Up owner Igor Zotko

A hearing in the case of Igor Zotko was held at the Pechersk District Court in Kyiv. He is considered the nominal owner of the Russian online casino Pin-Up in Ukraine. The court considered the issue of extending the preventive measure in the form of detention and ruled to keep him in custody for another two months.

Links with Russia and financial flows

According to the investigation, the company “UKR GAME TECHNOLOGIES”, registered under the Pin-Up brand, transferred over 260 million hryvnias to the Russian company “GURUFLOW TEAM LTD” between 2022 and 2024.

In addition, Zotko controlled FC “Yedinyi Prostranstvo”, which received a commission on payments made through the state application “Diia” – ranging from 1.5% to 2.2% per transaction.

Case of illegal income

On 8 January, Zotko was detained while staying in Cyprus. He is accused of using illegal funds when forming the charter capital, as well as of possible links with Russia.

The defence insisted on the lack of sufficient evidence and procedural violations during the arrest, but the court kept him in custody.

Court decision and further prospects

The court allowed Zotko to meet with his lawyer but rejected the defence’s appeal and extended his detention for another two months.