{"id":27667,"date":"2026-08-21T11:21:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=27667"},"modified":"2026-08-21T11:21:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:21:22","slug":"pidpilne-kazyno-volochysku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/suspilstvo\/pidpilne-kazyno-volochysku\/","title":{"rendered":"An illegal casino had been set up in the basement of a residential block: what the police found"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">The police have notified a local resident of Volochysk that she is under suspicion; they believe her to be the organiser of an illegal gambling den in the basement of a residential building. According to the police, during searches, they seized gambling equipment, CCTV equipment, mobile phones, bank cards, rough notes and cash. The pre-trial investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>According to the police, the premises were operating in the basement of a residential building.<\/li>\n<li>The entrance was through an inconspicuous, locked door, accessible only to a select few.<\/li>\n<li>Law enforcement officers seized computers containing gambling software and cameras.<\/li>\n<li>Over 400,000 hryvnias were found at the home of the alleged organiser.<\/li>\n<li>Suspicion does not imply guilt; the investigation is ongoing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Access to the premises was restricted<\/h2>\n<p>According to a statement from the Khmelnytskyi Regional Police, the premises could only be accessed through an inconspicuous, locked door. Access was granted to a limited number of visitors. The police have classified the case as the unlawful organisation or operation of gambling.<\/p>\n<p>Gambling in Ukraine is a licensed and regulated activity. The state regulator <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/show-biz\/anna-alhim-sud-playcity-shtraf-skasovano\/\">PlayCity<\/a>, in particular, it monitors the market and takes action against illegal establishments.<\/p>\n<h2>During the searches, equipment, cards and cash were seized<\/h2>\n<p>Inside the premises, police seized computers containing software for gambling for money, other equipment, CCTV cameras, mobile phones and bank cards. At the home of a local woman, whom investigators believe to be the organiser, they also found over 400,000 hryvnias and rough notes.<\/p>\n<p>The existence of a suspicion does not imply that guilt has been proven. Further details of the case will be established during the pre-trial investigation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In connection with the case involving an illegal casino in Volochysk, the police seized computers containing gambling software, mobile phones, cameras and bank cards.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":207433346,"featured_media":27666,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_description":"\u0423 \u0441\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0456 \u043f\u0440\u043e \u043f\u0456\u0434\u043f\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u0437\u0438\u043d\u043e \u0443 \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0447\u0438\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0443 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0456\u0446\u0456\u044f \u0432\u0438\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0438\u043b\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u2019\u044e\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438 \u0437 \u0433\u0440\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u043c\u0438 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u0430\u043c\u0438, \u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0444\u043e\u043d\u0438, \u043a\u0430\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0438 \u0442\u0430 \u0431\u0430\u043d\u043a\u0456\u0432\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0456 \u043a\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043a\u0438.","rank_math_title":"\u041a\u0430\u0437\u0438\u043d\u043e \u0443 \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0447\u0438\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0443 \u0432 \u043f\u0456\u0434\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0456: \u0436\u0456\u043d\u0446\u0456 \u043e\u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0438\u043b\u0438 \u043f\u0456\u0434\u043e\u0437\u0440\u0443","rank_math_focus_keyword":"\u041a\u0430\u0437\u0438\u043d\u043e","td_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[806778],"tags":[806775],"class_list":["post-27667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-suspilstvo","tag-806775"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207433346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27667"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27668,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27667\/revisions\/27668"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}