The court imposed custody as a measure of restraint on three suspects of illegal gambling activities. Another suspect did not appear at the court hearings and the case was postponed.

Recently detectives of the Territorial Department of the ESBU in Kyiv region shut down the illegal activities of a network of poker clubs in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa. Four suspicions of committing criminal offenses as part of an organized group under Part 3 of Art. 28, Part 2 of Art. 203-2, Part 3 of Art. 209 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine were announced.

The investigation established that a group of people under the guise of the "Sports Poker Club" conducted gambling - cash poker. Such illegal activity was covered by permits issued by a public organization related to sports poker.

During the investigation evidence was obtained regarding the involvement in the illegal activities of the participants in the criminal proceedings and their organization and conduct of illegal gambling in sports poker clubs.

Currently the court has chosen preventive measures for the organizer and his two accomplices in the form of detention with the possibility of bail in the amount of UAH 2 million each. The court hearing was postponed for one more member of the group due to non-appearance.

The pre-trial investigation in the criminal proceedings continues. Operational support is carried out by employees of Department "D" of the Department for the Protection of National Statehood of the Security Service of Ukraine. Prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office are in charge of the proceedings.