A popular casino in Minsk, Belarus thrived through sports betting during the COVID-19 pandemic Much of that betting didn’t actually occur because the H Casino was really a front for money laundering In 2020, as the world went into lockdown, Belarus’ strong-arm president Alexander Lukashenko famously declared it was business as usual in the former Soviet Bloc republic and that COVID-19 was nothing that couldn’t be cured by a few shots of vodka and a sauna. Halil Falyalı, top right, was a silent partner in the H Casino in Minsk, main image, which was opened as a money laundering conduit for his illegal online gambling empire, according to BIC. (Image: Gazete Oksije/H Casino) Suddenly, with global sports canceled, the previously obscure Belarusian Premier League took on newfound significance for gamblers as the only soccer league available to bet on anywhere. But Belarus’ laissez-faire attitude to the pandemic attracted another type… Read More
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