Vast Casino Secrets leak exposes inner workings of offshore gambling firms
A massive data leak from Curaçao's gaming regulator exposes confidential files detailing the inner workings of major offshore online casinos.Summary
The "Casino Secrets" data leak has exposed tens of thousands of confidential files from the Curaçao Gaming Authority (CGA), obtained by Berlin-based hacker Lilith Wittmann through unauthorized access to the regulator's database. The leaked data reveals the inner workings of major offshore online casinos, including crypto-focused Stake.com (an Everton FC sponsor), BC.Game (a Leicester City FC sponsor), Santeda International, and Oddsbet.
Documents submitted by Santeda to the CGA name Georgian national Onise Chimakhidze as its owner and list Upgaming email addresses as contact details, while files reference Upgaming in their filenames — raising new questions about Upgaming's previous denial of operating the Santeda network. Upgaming's lawyers said they could not speculate on why third parties listed their contact details but suggested a possible prior business relationship. The leak also reveals that Stake.com's Curaçao-registered company Medium Rare NV declared Serbian national Mladen Vučković as owner, though regulators found millions of dollars flowing to companies tied to founders Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani, who did not appear on the licence application. BC.Game has previously been accused of accepting UK customers after surrendering its licence.
The leak has shaken Curaçao, whose opaque licensing regime hosts over 8,000 online casinos — one for every 20 residents. The CGA confirmed "unauthorised access" but said it could not comment on the "ongoing, complex forensic matter." The UK Gambling Commission said it could not comment on leaks but takes illegal gambling activity seriously.
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