Kazakhstan issues international arrest warrant for Pin-Up owners Dmytro Punin and Marina Ilyina

Pin-Up owners added to wanted persons database

Dmytro Punin and his wife Marina Ilyina, who are owners of the gambling platform Pin-Up, have appeared in the official registry of wanted persons on the state portal of Kazakhstan. The country's law enforcement agencies suspect them of organising illegal online casino activities within the republic.

Journalistic report prompted investigation

The investigation began following a journalistic report in early 2025. It stated that the Pin-Up bookmaker, which was officially registered in Kazakhstan, was in fact redirecting users to online casino resources. Such activity directly contradicted the country's current legislation.

Investigation establishes scale of financial scheme

The Kazakhstan Financial Monitoring Agency opened a case regarding illegal gambling business. According to the investigation, participants in the scheme helped to extract funds that Kazakh players had lost in prohibited online casinos. The total amount of illegally extracted money was approximately 100 billion tenge.

According to law enforcement, employees of banking institutions, IT specialists, and financiers were involved in the implementation of this scheme.

First case of international arrest warrant for owners of major platforms

In August, Dmytro Punin and Marina Ilyina were granted suspect status in this case. They were recently officially placed under international arrest warrant. This is the first precedent in Kazakhstan where owners of major international gambling platforms have come under the scrutiny of law enforcement agencies as wanted persons.