President Volodymyr Zelensky imposed sanctions against betting shops, casinos: WePlay, Parimatch, HellRaisers

More information about yesterday’s package of sanctions from Volodymyr Zelensky, which affected several esports organizations:

Now all sanctioned companies are prohibited from operating in Ukraine for the next 50 years. Their assets in Ukraine are blocked. Licenses and permits have been revoked, there is a ban on the transfer of technologies, rights to objects of intellectual property rights; Restriction or termination of the provision of electronic communication services and the use of electronic communication networks.

Here is how WePlay commented on this situation : “WePlay Esports is not related to Viplay Media Holding Limited after it was transferred to the JKR investment fund in 2019. The company does not work with the market of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus and is not subject to sanctions, so it will continue to work in Ukraine.”

If WePlay managed with a simple tweet, then Parimatch released an entire article on their website, where they turned directly to the President of Ukraine . The publication spoke about the ongoing economic and psychological terrorism against Parimatch and their employees.

In their opinion, the sanctions are a planned campaign against the brand and against the entire Ukrainian business as a whole. They are ready to negotiate, and are also ready to answer all questions from the media and law enforcement agencies. Perhaps this case will go to trial.

❌ Also, among all the sanctioned companies over the past 12 hours, a number of organizations well-known in eSports have been found, including: Pari, Sportloto, BetRu, Pari, BetRing, Marathon, Liga Stavok, StavkaRU, Leon, Olimp, GoldenBet, StarBet, GGBET, BetBoom