Uri Poliavich
Uri Poliavich, founder and CEO of iGaming platform company Soft2bet, is the subject of a multi-country investigation led by Investigate Europe with 15 national media partners. Two series — ‘Shady Bets’ (March 2025) and ‘Soft2bet Files’ (July 2026) — allege his corporate network registered 140+ blacklisted gambling sites across the EU via Curaçao shell companies later bankrupted while player judgments, including a €245,000 German award against Rabidi N.V., went unpaid. Leaked records reportedly show €600 million routed through UK payment firms to Soft2bet-linked entities (2020–2024) and nearly €200 million in dividends to Poliavich (2019–2024), pending primary-source verification.
€600 million
Reported flows from blacklisted casinos via UK payment firms to Soft2bet-linked entities.
The July 2026 ‘Soft2bet Files’, a 15-outlet consortium series led by Investigate Europe, reports leaked payment records showing €600 million flowing from blacklisted casinos through FCA-regulated UK firms My EU Pay and Unlimit to Soft2bet-linked entities (2020–2024), with Poliavich reportedly receiving nearly €200 million in dividends (2019–2024). These figures rest on leaked records cited by the consortium, pending primary-source verification.
Earlier ‘Shady Bets’ reporting alleged 114+ blacklisted casinos registered via Curaçao entities, and a German court award of €245,000 against Rabidi N.V. reported unpaid after the entity’s bankruptcy; these findings attach to entities, not to Poliavich personally.
No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed. Soft2bet denies wrongdoing, citing full adherence to applicable laws and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where it is authorised; Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.
All figures derive from consortium reporting on leaked records; allegations remain unadjudicated, and no personal conviction, arrest, or sanctions against Poliavich are confirmed.
Uri Poliavich — Founder and CEO of Soft2bet
Founder, CEO, and reported UBO of iGaming platform company Soft2bet; subject of an active multi-country investigative journalism series alleging entity-level operation of blacklisted gambling sites. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions located on the reviewed record.
Uri Poliavich is the founder, chief executive, and reported ultimate beneficial owner of Soft2bet, an online gaming platform and operator group with corporate footprints reported across Curaçao, Cyprus, Malta, the UAE, Ireland, and other jurisdictions. This file is a proximity-risk profile: the reviewed record contains no personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich, and no matter has been located in which he is a defendant or accused party. His exposure is derivative, arising from investigative reporting on entities within the corporate network he founded and leads.1,5,CL-10
The verified/reported separation is central to this dossier. What is established at the highest confidence available is the existence and content of the journalism itself: two cross-border series led by Investigate Europe with 15 national media partners — ‘Shady Bets’ (March 2025) and the ‘Soft2bet Files’ (July 2026). What those series assert remains reported or alleged, not adjudicated. The March 2025 reporting states that Poliavich’s corporate network registered 114+ blacklisted casinos, including Wazamba via Curaçao-registered Rabidi N.V., and that a German court ruled Rabidi owed a player €245,000 — a judgment reportedly unpaid after Rabidi’s Curaçao bankruptcy. Both the judgment and a reported €5 million Spanish regulatory fine attach to Rabidi as an entity, not to Poliavich personally.5,CL-05,CL-06,CL-07
The July 2026 ‘Soft2bet Files’ series cites leaked payment records reportedly showing €600 million flowing from blacklisted casinos through FCA-regulated UK payment firms My EU Pay and Unlimit to Soft2bet-linked entities (2020–2024), nearly €200 million in dividends reportedly received by Poliavich (2019–2024), and assets reportedly placed in Bahamian trusts. These figures derive from leaked records cited by the consortium and are not independently verified primary documents. The Irish Times separately reports that Irish authorities licensed six Soft2bet-connected companies since 2022. The consortium characterises Malta’s Bill 55 and the Curaçao bankruptcies as structural mechanisms shielding entities from judgments; their framing as deliberate evasion is an allegation.1,2,CL-01,CL-02,CL-09
Soft2bet denies all wrongdoing, stating: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate.’ Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions. Separately, Investigate Europe and EUobserver document 50+ fraudulent DMCA takedown notices filed against the ‘Shady Bets’ articles, with claimants impersonating Investigate Europe to de-index partner publications; the copyright claims are disproven, but authorship of the campaign is unestablished and is not attributed to Poliavich or Soft2bet.R1,3,4,CL-03,CL-04,CL-11
Confidence for this section is capped at medium-high: all load-bearing wrongdoing material is journalistic reporting (T1 outlets, but no primary court, registry, or regulatory documents in the file). The €600M and ~€200M figures must remain in the reported register pending primary-source verification. The entity-level German judgment and Spanish fine cannot be converted into personal liability. Denial DEN-01 must remain adjacent to any wrongdoing allegation in downstream sections.1,2,5,R1,CL-01,CL-05,CL-10
All allegations of operating blacklisted sites, strategic bankruptcy, and improper payment flows derive from investigative journalism and are unadjudicated against Poliavich personally. Absence of a record is reported as no record located, never as clearance.
The 50+ DMCA notices are confirmed fraudulent by the targeted outlets, but the filers’ identities are unestablished. The campaign must not be ascribed to Poliavich or Soft2bet as fact.
Case Timeline: Investigative Reporting on the Soft2bet Network, 2019–2026
Evidence-dated reconstruction of consortium reporting on Uri Poliavich and Soft2bet-linked entities, from reported dividend and payment-flow periods through the March 2025 ‘Shady Bets’ and July 2026 ‘Soft2bet Files’ series. All wrongdoing items are journalistic allegations; no personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed.
The timeline is anchored in two investigative waves (Mar 2025; Jul 2026) plus a confirmed press-suppression episode (Jun 2025) whose authorship is unattributed. Financial figures derive from leaked records cited by the consortium and are not independently verified primary documents. Entity-level actions (Rabidi judgment, Spanish fine) do not attach to Poliavich personally. Two registry events (2023 profit/dividend figures; 2024 industry award) rest on unsourced or tip-level material and are excluded from the rendered rows.1,2,3,4,5,R1,CL-01,CL-02,CL-03,CL-04,CL-05,CL-06,CL-08,CL-10,CL-11
All allegations of blacklisted-site operation, strategic bankruptcy, and improper payment flows derive from investigative journalism and remain unadjudicated against Poliavich personally. The German judgment and Spanish fine attach to Rabidi N.V. as an entity. Absence of a record is not clearance.
Soft2bet denies wrongdoing: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate.’ Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.
The fraudulent DMCA notices are confirmed as fraudulent by the targeted outlets, but the filers’ identities are unestablished. The campaign must not be attributed to Poliavich or Soft2bet as fact.
Network Intelligence
Entities and documented relationships around the subject. Node colour encodes entity class; verified relationships render solid, reported relationships lighter, alleged relationships dashed.
Visual proximity is not proof of control. The graph plots documented relationships only; layout position is an artefact of the rendering algorithm and carries no evidentiary meaning.
Registry of Load-Bearing Claims
Eleven registered claims underpin this dossier. All wrongdoing allegations derive from investigative journalism (Investigate Europe consortium, 2025–2026) and remain unadjudicated against Uri Poliavich personally; entity-level findings attach to Rabidi N.V., not the subject.
| Claim | Assertion | Confidence | Status | Sources | Challenges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CL-01 | Reported (leaked records, IE consortium): €600m flowed from blacklisted casinos via UK payment firms to Soft2bet-linked entities 2020–2024; Pgway processed cards for blacklisted sites; Poliavich reportedly received ~€200m dividends 2019–2024. Not independently verified. | high | reported | 1 | 1 |
| CL-02 | Reported (Irish Times): Irish authorities licensed six Soft2bet-connected companies since 2022; licences framed as central to an alleged black-market network. | high | reported | 1 | 1 |
| CL-03 | Reported (Investigate Europe, first-party): 50+ fraudulent DMCA notices filed against ‘Shady Bets’, claimants impersonating IE to de-index partner publications. Authorship unattributed. | high | reported | 1 | 0 |
| CL-04 | Reported (EUobserver): independent corroboration of the DMCA-abuse campaign; MEP Tiemo Wölken condemned tactic as press censorship. No attribution to any named actor. | high | reported | 1 | 0 |
| CL-05 | Reported (‘Shady Bets’): Poliavich’s corporate network registered 114+ blacklisted casinos incl. Wazamba via Rabidi N.V.; German court ruled Rabidi owed player €245,000, unpaid after Curaçao bankruptcy. Court ruling cited via press, not primary record. | high | reported | 1 | 1 |
| CL-06 | Reported: German court judgment of €245,000 against Rabidi N.V. remains unpaid following Curaçao bankruptcy. Entity-level judgment; no personal liability finding against Poliavich. | medium | reported | 0 | 0 |
| CL-07 | Alleged (IE): Rabidi N.V. and Araxio Development N.V. Curaçao bankruptcies used strategically to defeat player judgments. Deliberate-evasion characterization is an allegation, not a finding. | medium | reported | 0 | 1 |
| CL-08 | Supported (IE, EUobserver): 50+ fraudulent DMCA notices filed to de-index the journalism, characterized as potential perjury. Filer identities unestablished; not attributable to subject. | high | supported | 0 | 0 |
| CL-09 | Reported (IE/Amphora): Malta’s Bill 55 reportedly exploited to void EU court judgments against Maltese-registered firms. Structural mechanism; exploitation characterization is reported, not adjudicated. | medium | reported | 0 | 1 |
| CL-10 | Supported: no personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich located on the reviewed record. Absence of record is not clearance. Soft2bet denies all wrongdoing. | high | supported | 0 | 0 |
| CL-11 | DISPROVEN: copyright claims in 50+ DMCA notices against ‘Shady Bets’ were fraudulent per IE and EUobserver; the journalism is original reporting. Referenced only as disproven. Campaign attribution remains unestablished. | high | disputed | 0 | 2 |
The registry rests entirely on T1 investigative journalism; no claim exceeds its strongest source class. Entity-level facts (the German judgment against Rabidi N.V., the Spanish €5 million fine) do not translate into personal findings against Poliavich. Challenge counts reflect Soft2bet’s standing denial (DEN-01) — ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate’ — which answers CL-01, CL-02, CL-05, CL-07 and CL-09. Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions. CL-11’s challenges reflect the two outlet reports disproving the DMCA copyright assertions; the campaign’s authorship must not be ascribed to Poliavich or Soft2bet.1,2,3,4,5,R1,CL-01,CL-02,CL-05,CL-07,CL-09,CL-11
Confidence is capped at the reported class for all financial aggregates: the €600 million payment flows and ~€200 million dividends derive from leaked records cited by the consortium, pending primary-source verification. CL-06, CL-07 and CL-09 carry medium confidence because the underlying court and legislative records were cited via press, not obtained directly. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed (CL-10).1,5,CL-01,CL-06,CL-07,CL-09,CL-10
All operating, judgment-evasion, and payment-flow allegations are journalistic and unadjudicated against Poliavich personally. He is not a defendant, respondent, or accused party in any matter on the reviewed record.
CL-11 may be referenced only as disproven. The fraudulent DMCA campaign’s filers are unidentified; attribution to Poliavich or Soft2bet is forbidden as fact.
Preserved Archives
Preserved captures of sources that have changed, been altered, or been removed — held as evidence with full provenance.
Uri Poliavich: Founder, CEO and UBO of Soft2bet — Reported Entity Perimeter
Who Uri Poliavich is on the reviewed record, and the corporate perimeter reported around him by the Investigate Europe consortium. All perimeter links are reported, not adjudicated; no personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed.
Uri Poliavich is identified across consortium reporting as the founder, chief executive, and ultimate beneficial owner of Soft2bet, an iGaming platform company. His reported footprint spans Curaçao, Cyprus, Malta, the UAE, Ireland, and other jurisdictions, and he is reported to have relocated to a residence near New York, with assets reportedly placed in Bahamian trusts. The perimeter below is assembled from investigative reporting citing corporate filings and leaked records; it describes reported connections, not findings of wrongdoing. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed. Soft2bet denies all wrongdoing, stating: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate.’ Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.1,2,5,R1,CL-01,CL-05,CL-10
Reporting names two associates in the corporate perimeter. Denys Butko, a Ukrainian national, reportedly managed Rabidi N.V.; his broader network role is not established. Anastasia Droga reportedly oversees 15 firms including Poliavich Holding Limited and Araxio Development; her governance role is not fully mapped. Allegations concerning entities they administered must not be extended to them, or from them to Poliavich, as personal findings. The subject’s wife, Yael, appears on the record solely as co-founder of the Yael Foundation, a philanthropic vehicle; no adverse finding is recorded against her, and she is named only in that registry-recorded capacity.1,5,CL-05,CL-10
The entire perimeter rests on T1 investigative journalism citing corporate filings and leaked records, not on primary registry documents reviewed directly. Every link is therefore carried at the reported register. Structural features — Curaçao vehicles, Cyprus holdings, Bahamian trusts — are recorded as reported architecture, not as evidence of concealment. Gaps remain open on Pgway ownership, Interpava’s mechanism, GENETIX-FZCO’s function, the unnamed Cyprus entities behind Maltix, and the Bahamian trust structures.1,5,CL-01,CL-05
This is a proximity-risk profile. Entity-level matters — the German judgment against Rabidi N.V. and the Spanish regulatory fine — attach to entities, not to Poliavich individually. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed; absence of a record is not clearance.
Soft2bet denies all wrongdoing: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate.’ Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.
Key Findings
Six findings anchor this proximity-risk profile. All wrongdoing allegations derive from consortium investigative journalism and remain unadjudicated against Uri Poliavich personally; entity-level rulings attach to Rabidi N.V., not to him. Soft2bet denies all wrongdoing.
Every load-bearing finding rests on Tier-1 consortium journalism (Investigate Europe, Irish Times, Amphora Media, EUobserver), not primary court or payment records. The Curaçao bankruptcies and Malta’s Bill 55 are structural mechanisms reported as shielding entities from judgments; their characterization as deliberate evasion is an allegation, not a finding. Confidence is capped at the reported class throughout; figures such as €600 million and ~€200 million derive from leaked records cited by the consortium and are not independently verified.1,2,3,4,5,CL-01,CL-02,CL-05,CL-06,CL-07,CL-08,CL-09,CL-10,CL-11
All wrongdoing allegations are unadjudicated against Poliavich personally. He is not a defendant, respondent, or accused party in any confirmed proceeding. Soft2bet’s denial (DEN-01) carries adjacent to every allegation. The DMCA campaign’s copyright claims (CL-11) are referenced only as disproven.
Judicial Findings vs. Journalistic Allegations
Separation of what is established on the reviewed record from what remains alleged by the Investigate Europe consortium. No court has adjudicated any claim against Uri Poliavich personally.
This section applies the procedural distinction between findings and allegations across the jurisdictions in scope (Germany, Spain, Curaçao, Malta, Ireland, UK). A court finding binds only the party adjudicated; here, the sole court ruling on record attaches to Rabidi N.V. as an entity, not to Poliavich as an individual. All other adverse material derives from investigative journalism — the March 2025 ‘Shady Bets’ and July 2026 ‘Soft2bet Files’ series — and remains unadjudicated. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed. Soft2bet denies all wrongdoing (DEN-01); Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.1,2,5,R1,CL-01,CL-05,CL-06,CL-10
Nothing on this record moves from the alleged column to the established column absent a primary court record. The German judgment and the reported Spanish fine attach to Rabidi N.V. at entity level; neither constitutes personal liability for Poliavich. The €600 million and dividend figures rest on leaked records cited by the consortium, pending primary-source verification.1,5,CL-01,CL-06,CL-07,CL-09
Soft2bet’s denial — ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate’ — applies to every wrongdoing allegation above. Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.
The fraudulent DMCA campaign is confirmed as fraudulent by the targeted outlets, but the filers’ identities are unestablished. It must not be attributed to Poliavich or Soft2bet as fact.
Composite Risk Grade — Proximity Exposure, Unadjudicated
Six-dimension composite grading of Uri Poliavich’s risk profile. Exposure is derivative through Soft2bet-linked entities and rests on consortium reporting; no personal conviction, arrest, or sanctions confirmed. All pattern-driven subscores are capped at the reported evidence class.
Grade C reflects a proximity-risk profile: the adverse pattern is dense, current, and multi-jurisdictional, but every load-bearing element is journalist-reported and unadjudicated against the subject personally. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed. The capping rule was applied to Legal, AML, Cross-border, and Disclosure subscores because the underlying patterns are reported, not verified; without it, AML and Legal would score materially higher. The DMCA campaign (CL-11) is confirmed fraudulent by the targeted outlets but unattributed — it is excluded from the subject’s scoring and appears only as a disproven-claim context factor. Soft2bet denies all wrongdoing, stating operations adhere to all applicable laws and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where authorised (DEN-01).1,2,3,4,5,R1,CL-01,CL-02,CL-05,CL-06,CL-07,CL-09,CL-10,CL-11
Wherever wrongdoing allegations inform a subscore, Soft2bet’s denial applies: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate.’ Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.
The Rabidi N.V. judgment and Spanish fine are entity-level; they are not personal liability findings against Poliavich. He is not a defendant, respondent, or accused party in any matter on the reviewed record.
The 50+ fraudulent DMCA notices are confirmed fraudulent by Investigate Europe and EUobserver, but authorship is unestablished and must not be ascribed to Poliavich or Soft2bet.
How to Read the Grade: Anchoring, Caps, and Movement Conditions
The composite risk signal is anchored in consortium investigative journalism and capped by the absence of adjudicated findings against the subject personally. This section explains what holds the grade where it is and what evidence would move it in either direction.
Anchoring. The grade rests on two coordinated T1 investigative series — ‘Shady Bets’ (March 2025) and ‘Soft2bet Files’ (July 2026) — produced by Investigate Europe with 15 national partners. Their reporting on 140+ blacklisted sites, the €600 million payment flows, ~€200 million in dividends, and Bahamian trust placements carries the class ‘reported’, derived from leaked records not yet verified against primary documents.1,2,5,CL-01,CL-02,CL-05
Caps. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been located on the reviewed record; the German €245,000 judgment and Spanish €5 million fine attach to Rabidi N.V. as an entity, not to Poliavich individually. The fraudulent DMCA campaign is confirmed by the targeted outlets but remains unattributed and cannot be ascribed to the subject. Soft2bet denies wrongdoing, stating its operations adhere to all applicable laws and licensing conditions where authorised; Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions. Confidence is therefore capped at the reported class: exposure is derivative and proximity-based, not adjudicated.3,4,R1,CL-03,CL-04,CL-08,CL-10
Movement — upward. The grade would rise if primary records confirm the leaked payment data (GAP-MI-06), if regulators (FCA, Irish, Spanish, Curaçao) open actions naming Poliavich, if the DMCA notices are attributed to the network with evidence, or if entity-level judgments are pierced to personal liability. Movement — downward. It would fall if primary-source review contradicts the consortium’s figures, if regulators examine the licensing record and take no action, or if courts reject the strategic-bankruptcy characterization. Structural mechanisms — Malta’s Bill 55, the Curaçao bankruptcies — are reported shields; their framing as deliberate evasion remains an allegation.1,5,CL-06,CL-07,CL-09
The weakest load-bearing input is the leaked-records class underlying the headline financial figures; until primary verification, all monetary claims must be read as consortium-reported, not established. The denial (DEN-01) applies wherever wrongdoing allegations are weighed.1,R1,CL-01,CL-10
All wrongdoing allegations are unadjudicated against Poliavich personally. Absence of a record is reported as no record located, never as clearance. Entity-level findings against Rabidi N.V. must not be converted into personal liability findings.
Risk Matrix — Derivative Exposure Placement
Placement reflects proximity risk only: all wrongdoing allegations derive from investigative journalism and attach to network entities, not to Poliavich personally. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed. Soft2bet denies all wrongdoing.
Basis per cell: reputational continuation is rated likely given two published consortium series and 15 media partners (CL-01, CL-05). Regulator follow-on is possible given Irish licensing findings and the reported unpaid Spanish fine (CL-02). Payment-channel scrutiny rests on reported €600m flows via FCA-regulated firms — leaked records, not primary-verified (CL-01). Creditor recovery is constrained by reported Curaçao bankruptcies and Malta Bill 55 mechanisms, whose characterization as deliberate evasion is an allegation (CL-06, CL-07, CL-09). Personal legal exposure is rated unlikely on the current record: no personal conviction, arrest, or sanctions located (CL-10). DMCA-attribution risk stays low-likelihood — the notices are confirmed fraudulent (CL-11, disproven claims), but authorship is unestablished and must not be ascribed to Poliavich or Soft2bet.1,2,3,4,5,CL-01,CL-02,CL-05,CL-06,CL-07,CL-09,CL-10,CL-11
Soft2bet denies wrongdoing: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate.’ Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.
The German €245,000 judgment and Spanish €5m fine attach to Rabidi N.V. as an entity. They are not personal liability findings against Poliavich and are placed here only as network-entity exposures.
Red Flags — Pattern-Level Indicators
Severity-graded risk indicators drawn from consortium reporting on the Soft2bet network. All indicators are reported or alleged, not adjudicated; no personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed.
All flags derive from two investigative series (‘Shady Bets’, Mar 2025; ‘Soft2bet Files’, Jul 2026) by Investigate Europe and 15 partners. Exposure is derivative through related entities; no adverse personal findings against Poliavich were located on the reviewed record. Confidence is capped at reported-class sourcing pending primary documents.1,2,3,4,5,CL-01,CL-02,CL-03,CL-05,CL-06,CL-07,CL-09,CL-10,CL-11
Soft2bet denies wrongdoing: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate.’ Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.
No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed. The German judgment and regulatory actions attach to entities, not to Poliavich individually. Absence of a record is not clearance. He is not a defendant, respondent, or accused party in any matter.
Corporate Registry Footprint
Reported registry positions across Curaçao, Cyprus, Malta, and the UAE linked to Uri Poliavich, per consortium reporting; no primary registry extracts were available for independent verification.
| Entity | Registry | Role | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft2bet | Malta / multi-jurisdiction | Founder, CEO, UBO (reported) | Active (reported) | Investigate Europe / Irish Times consortium reporting |
| Rabidi N.V. | Curaçao | Linked to subject via corporate filings (reported) | Declared bankrupt (reported) | ‘Shady Bets’ reporting; press-cited filings |
| Araxio Development N.V. | Curaçao | Established by subject after founding Soft2bet (reported) | Declared bankrupt (reported) | ‘Shady Bets’ reporting; press-cited filings |
| Outono Ltd. | Cyprus | Holding vehicle for control of Araxio (reported) | Not publicly verifiable | Consortium corporate-records reporting |
| Maltix Limited | Malta | MGA-licensed network entity via unnamed Cyprus entities (reported) | Licensed (reported) | Consortium reporting; holding chain unmapped |
| Poliavich Holding Limited | Cyprus | Subject-named entity; overseen by Anastasia Droga (reported) | Not publicly verifiable | Corporate records cited in consortium reporting |
| GENETIX-FZCO | Dubai (UAE) | Network entity; function unmapped (reported) | Not publicly verifiable | Consortium reporting; role unresolved |
| Pgway | Unknown | Payment gateway owned by a Poliavich associate (reported) | Not publicly verifiable | ‘Soft2bet Files’ leaked-record reporting |
| Interpava | Cyprus | Reported intermediary for real estate purchases | Not publicly verifiable | Consortium reporting; mechanism not detailed |
All positions derive from investigative journalism citing corporate filings, not from primary registry extracts reviewed by this desk. The Curaçao bankruptcies of Rabidi N.V. and Araxio Development N.V. are structural facts as reported; their characterization as deliberate judgment-evasion is an allegation, not a finding. Entity-level links do not establish personal liability: no personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed. Soft2bet denies wrongdoing, stating its operations adhere to all applicable laws and licensing conditions where authorised; Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions. Ownership mechanics for Pgway, Interpava, GENETIX-FZCO, and the Cyprus entities holding Maltix remain unresolved gaps.1,2,5,R1,CL-01,CL-05,CL-07,CL-10
The German court judgment (€245,000) and Spanish regulatory fine attach to Rabidi N.V. as an entity, not to Poliavich individually. Registry structure and jurisdictional layering are not, by inference, evidence of concealment.
Beneficial Ownership: Reported Holdings, Unverified Registry Record
The reviewed record contains no primary registry extracts or filed shareholder returns. All shareholding and UBO statements below derive from consortium reporting citing corporate filings it reviewed (‘Shady Bets’, Mar 2025; ‘Soft2bet Files’, Jul 2026). Poliavich is consistently reported as founder, CEO, and ultimate beneficial owner of Soft2bet, with linked holdings routed through Cyprus (Outono Ltd., Poliavich Holding Limited), Curaçao (Rabidi N.V., Araxio Development N.V.), Malta (Maltix Limited), and Dubai (GENETIX-FZCO). No UBO conclusion here rests on a primary registry document; each is stated at the strength of the reporting that supports it. Registry opacity in Curaçao and the unnamed Cyprus intermediaries behind Maltix Limited are structural features of those regimes and are not evidence of concealment.
| Entity | Documented Shareholding | Control Indicator | Ubo Conclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soft2bet (E-01) | No filed return reviewed; press reports founder/CEO/UBO status | Reported founder, CEO, and ultimate beneficial owner | Reported UBO — press-sourced, unverified |
| Rabidi N.V. (E-02) | Linked to subject via corporate filings cited by reporters; bankrupt | Reported network entity; day-to-day management attributed to associate | Reported link — UBO chain unresolved |
| Araxio Development N.V. (E-04) | Reportedly established by subject; declared bankrupt in Curaçao | Reported control via Cyprus holding Outono Ltd. | Reported UBO via Outono — unverified |
| Outono Ltd. (E-05) | Cyprus holding company; no registry extract reviewed | Reported vehicle for subject’s control of Araxio | Reported holding vehicle — unverified |
| Maltix Limited (E-06) | Malta-licensed; held via unnamed Cyprus entities per reporting | Intermediary chain unidentified on the record | UBO chain unresolved — intermediaries unnamed |
| Poliavich Holding Limited (E-07) | Cyprus entity noted in corporate records per reporting | Reported oversight by associate Anastasia Droga among 15 firms | Reported subject entity — governance unmapped |
| GENETIX-FZCO (E-08) | Dubai entity reported within Soft2bet network; function unknown | No documented shareholding or role on the record | Unresolved — function and ownership unknown |
| Pgway (E-09) | Reportedly owned by an unnamed Poliavich associate, not the subject | No subject shareholding asserted; ownership mechanics unknown | Not a subject holding — associate-owned, unresolved |
Ownership allegations here are derivative: the German judgment and Spanish fine attach to Rabidi N.V. as an entity, not to Poliavich personally, and no personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed. Soft2bet denies wrongdoing, stating its operations adhere to all applicable laws and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where it is authorised to operate; Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions. Pgway is reported as owned by an unnamed associate — it must not be treated as a Poliavich holding. The Bahamian trust structures reportedly holding assets remain unstructured on the record.1,5,R1,CL-01,CL-05,CL-10
No filed shareholder return, registry extract, or trust deed was available for review. Every UBO conclusion below is press-derived and marked unresolved pending primary-source verification. Absence of a registry record is reported as no record located, never as clearance or as concealment.
Associate-held entities (Pgway; firms overseen by Anastasia Droga; Rabidi management by Denys Butko) are not attributed to Poliavich as beneficial holdings. Proximity is not culpability, and entity-level findings are not personal liability findings.
Legal Status: No Personal Proceedings Located
Procedural position of Uri Poliavich as an individual, distinguished from entity-level matters attaching to related companies within the Soft2bet-linked network.
The subject’s procedural position is defined by what the record does not contain. Two investigative series (‘Shady Bets’, Mar 2025; ‘Soft2bet Files’, Jul 2026) allege operation of blacklisted gambling sites, strategic bankruptcies defeating player judgments, and €600 million in reported payment flows through UK payment firms — all unadjudicated journalistic allegations, not court findings against Poliavich. The German judgment and Spanish fine are entity-level matters against Rabidi N.V. and must not be read as personal liability. Soft2bet denies wrongdoing: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate.’ Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions. The 50+ DMCA notices against the reporting are confirmed fraudulent by the targeted outlets, but authorship is unattributed and creates no procedural exposure for the subject on this record.1,2,3,4,5,R1,CL-01,CL-05,CL-06,CL-08,CL-10,CL-11
No conviction record exists against Uri Poliavich. All wrongdoing allegations derive from investigative journalism and remain unadjudicated; guilt and innocence belong to the courts. ‘No record located’ is a statement of record scope, not exoneration.
The €245,000 German judgment and €5 million Spanish fine name Rabidi N.V., not Poliavich. Malta’s Bill 55 and the Curaçao bankruptcies are reported structural mechanisms; their characterization as deliberate judgment evasion is an allegation, not a finding.
Case Registry — Entity-Level Proceedings on the Reviewed Record
No court, regulatory, or insolvency proceeding on the reviewed record names Uri Poliavich personally as defendant, respondent, or accused party. All rows below attach to related entities — principally Rabidi N.V. — and are known only through consortium press reporting, not primary dockets or case numbers. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed.
| # | Forum / Station | Case / FIR | Key Charges | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German civil court (venue not publicly identified) | Not publicly verifiable — reported via press | Court reportedly ruled Rabidi N.V. owed a player €245,000; judgment reportedly unpaid following Rabidi’s Curaçao bankruptcy. Entity-level civil matter; Poliavich is not a named party on the reviewed record. | Judgment reported unsatisfied |
| 2 | Spanish gambling regulator | Not publicly verifiable — reported via press | €5 million fine reported against Soft2bet subsidiary Rabidi for operating 25 illegal casinos (2023–2024); fine reportedly unpaid. Reporters cite Malta’s Bill 55 as a shielding mechanism — a characterization that remains an allegation. Entity-level sanction only. | Fine reported unpaid |
| 3 | Curaçao insolvency proceedings | Not publicly verifiable — reported via press | Bankruptcies of Rabidi N.V. and Araxio Development N.V. reported; consortium alleges strategic use to defeat player judgments. That characterization is unadjudicated. No adverse finding against Poliavich personally is recorded. | Bankruptcies reported; allegation unadjudicated |
| 4 | Google DMCA takedown process (US perjury exposure) | 50+ notices — filers unidentified | Copyright claims against ‘Shady Bets’ articles are disproven: reported as fraudulent, with claimants impersonating Investigate Europe; characterized as potential perjury. Authorship unestablished and must not be ascribed to Poliavich or Soft2bet as fact. | Claims disproven; attribution open |
This registry is derivative by design: every matter attaches to a related entity or to unidentified third parties, and each rests on investigative journalism pending primary-source verification. The German judgment and Spanish fine are entity-level outcomes against Rabidi N.V. and are not personal liability findings against Poliavich. Soft2bet denies all wrongdoing (see legal notes); Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions. The DMCA row is included solely as a disproven-claim record affecting the underlying journalism, not as a proceeding involving the subject.1,2,3,4,5,R1,CL-05,CL-06,CL-07,CL-08,CL-09,CL-10,CL-11
The €245,000 German judgment and €5 million Spanish fine attach to Rabidi N.V. as an entity. Proximity is not culpability: these records must not be read as findings against Poliavich as an individual.
Soft2bet denied wrongdoing, stating: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate.’ Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.
No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed. Absence of a record is reported as no record located, never as clearance.
Regulator and Registry Actions on Record
Regulator and registry actions reported in connection with Soft2bet-linked entities. All actions on the reviewed record attach to corporate entities, not to Uri Poliavich personally.
| Key | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spain — DGOJ fine (Rabidi N.V.) | €5m fine for operating 25 illegal casinos (2023–2024); reportedly unpaid | Reported via consortium press; entity-level action |
| Ireland — licensing of connected firms | Six Soft2bet-connected companies licensed by Irish authorities since 2022 | Irish Times / Soft2bet Files, Jul 2026 |
| Curaçao — entity bankruptcies | Rabidi N.V. and Araxio Development N.V. bankrupted; player judgments unpaid | Strategic use alleged by Investigate Europe; unadjudicated |
| Malta — Bill 55 effect | Statute reportedly used to void EU court judgments against Maltese firms | Structural mechanism reported; characterization contested |
| Poliavich — personal record | No personal regulatory action, conviction, arrest, or sanction located | No record located; not clearance |
Every regulatory item on this record attaches to an entity — Rabidi N.V., Araxio Development N.V., or Soft2bet-connected licensees — not to Poliavich as an individual. The Spanish fine and the Irish licensing facts are reported via consortium journalism, not verified from primary regulatory documents. Malta’s Bill 55 and the Curaçao bankruptcies are structural mechanisms the consortium reports as shielding entities from judgments; framing them as deliberate evasion is an allegation, not a finding. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed.1,2,5,CL-02,CL-05,CL-07,CL-09,CL-10
Soft2bet denies wrongdoing: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate.’ Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.
Administrative actions are not adjudications of guilt. The Spanish fine and Curaçao bankruptcy proceedings are entity-level matters and must not be read as personal liability findings against Poliavich. Absence of a personal record is reported as no record located, never as clearance.
Review-Tier Placement & Screening Inputs
Aggregated screening outputs place Uri Poliavich in the enhanced due diligence band with senior sign-off, driven by high-volume adverse media from a 15-country consortium, entity-level regulatory and court actions against related companies, and unverified leaked-record financial figures. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed; exposure on the reviewed record is derivative through related entities. This scale is an analytical placement, not a formal onboarding decision.
The escalation driver is concentration of unadjudicated allegations, not any personal adverse finding. The €600 million payment flows and ~€200 million dividends are reported from leaked records cited by the consortium and remain pending primary-source verification. Soft2bet denies wrongdoing, stating operations adhere to all applicable laws and licensing conditions where authorised; Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions. The fraudulent DMCA campaign against the reporting is confirmed as fraudulent by the targeted outlets but is unattributed and must not be ascribed to the subject.1,3,4,R1,CL-01,CL-03,CL-08,CL-10,CL-11
This placement is not a formal onboarding decision, recommendation to decline, or adverse finding. All wrongdoing allegations derive from investigative journalism and are unadjudicated against Poliavich personally. Entity-level actions against Rabidi N.V. are not personal liability findings. Absence of records is reported as no record located, never as clearance.
Key People
The reviewed record names three individuals inside the Soft2bet perimeter: Uri Poliavich as founder, CEO, and reported UBO, and two associates — Denys Butko and Anastasia Droga — who hold reported management and oversight roles across network entities. All roles derive from consortium reporting citing corporate filings; none rests on adjudicated findings. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed, and Soft2bet denies all wrongdoing.
All roles in this section are register-capped at ‘reported’: they derive from Investigate Europe / consortium reporting citing corporate filings, not from primary registry extracts reviewed directly. Allegations concerning blacklisted-site operation, judgment evasion, and payment flows remain unadjudicated against Poliavich personally; the German judgment and Spanish fine attach to Rabidi N.V. as an entity. Butko and Droga appear only in registry-role capacities — no allegation on the record extends to them individually. Gaps GAP-UN-04 and GAP-UN-05 (Droga’s governance role; Butko’s broader function) remain open and must not be closed by inference.1,5,R1,CL-01,CL-05,CL-10
Soft2bet denies wrongdoing: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate.’ Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.
No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Uri Poliavich have been confirmed. Absence of a record is reported as no record located, never as clearance. Entity-level judgments against Rabidi N.V. are not personal liability findings against any individual named here.
Connected Entities
Corporate and personal connections around Uri Poliavich as recorded in consortium reporting and cited corporate filings. All relationships carry a reported evidence register; none rests on primary-document verification in this file. Entity-level allegations do not attach to Poliavich personally, and no personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against him have been confirmed. Soft2bet denies all wrongdoing.
| Entity | Relationship | Jurisdiction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| ›Soft2bet | Founder, CEO, UBO | Cyprus; Malta; UAE | Consortium reporting; filings |
| ›Rabidi N.V. | Linked via corporate filings | Curaçao | Corporate filings cited by press |
| ›Araxio Development N.V. | Established by subject; via Outono | Curaçao | Consortium reporting |
| ›Outono Ltd. | Holding vehicle for Araxio | Cyprus | Consortium reporting |
| ›Maltix Limited | Network entity; Malta licence | Malta; Cyprus | Consortium reporting |
| ›Poliavich Holding Limited | Personal holding entity | Cyprus | Corporate records cited by press |
| ›GENETIX-FZCO | Network entity | UAE (Dubai) | Consortium reporting |
| ›Pgway | Associate-owned payment gateway | Unknown | Leaked records cited by press |
| ›My EU Pay | Reported payment conduit | United Kingdom | Leaked records cited by press |
| ›Unlimit | Reported payment conduit | United Kingdom | Leaked records cited by press |
| ›Interpava | Reported real-estate intermediary | Cyprus | Consortium reporting |
| ›Denys Butko | Associate; managed Rabidi N.V. | Unknown | Consortium reporting |
| ›Anastasia Droga | Associate; oversees 15 network firms | Cyprus | Corporate records cited by press |
| ›Yael Foundation | Co-founded with wife Yael | Not publicly verifiable | Contextual; no adverse finding |
All rows derive from investigative-consortium reporting and press-cited corporate filings; none is independently verified against primary registries in this file. The load-bearing risk connections are Rabidi N.V. and Araxio Development N.V., whose bankruptcies and unpaid judgments are entity-level matters — proximity is not culpability, and no personal conviction, arrest, or sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed (CL-10). A tip-register note also links Boomerang, AC Milan’s betting partner, to Soft2bet services; this is unverified tip material only (GAP-UN-07) and is excluded from the table. Bahamian trust structures reportedly holding subject assets remain unstructured on the record (GAP-UN-06).1,2,5,CL-01,CL-05,CL-07,CL-10
Wherever entity-level allegations appear, carry Soft2bet’s denial: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate.’ Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.
The Rabidi judgment and Spanish fine attach to the entity, not to Poliavich personally. The fraudulent DMCA campaign (CL-11, disproven copyright claims) is unattributed and must not be ascribed to any listed entity or person as fact.
Digital Footprint: Domains, Gateways, and Search-Index Interference
Reported digital infrastructure linked to the Soft2bet network — blacklisted casino domains, payment gateways, and a documented campaign of fraudulent DMCA notices targeting search indexing of the investigative reporting. No passive-DNS or primary registrar records were available for review.
No passive-DNS captures, WHOIS/registrar histories, or hosting records were supplied; all infrastructure facts derive from consortium journalism, capping section confidence at reported. Infrastructure timing (registrations, bankruptcies, DMCA filings) is recorded against events as reported and carries no inference of intent. Ownership mechanics for Pgway, the Cyprus entities behind Maltix Limited, and GENETIX-FZCO’s Dubai function remain open gaps. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed.1,3,4,5,CL-01,CL-03,CL-05,CL-08,CL-10
The copyright claims in the 50+ DMCA notices are disproven — the outlets report the filings were fraudulent and impersonated Investigate Europe. Attribution of the campaign to any named actor, including Poliavich or Soft2bet, remains unestablished and must not be asserted.
Soft2bet denies wrongdoing: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate.’ Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions. Domain and payment allegations are unadjudicated.
Reputation Narrative: Consortium-Driven Adverse Coverage, Contested by Denial
Coverage of Uri Poliavich is dominated by earned adverse reporting from a 15-country investigative consortium; the counter-narrative on record is a corporate denial. A separate, unattributed de-indexing campaign targeted the coverage itself.
The reputational record is asymmetric: virtually all substantive coverage is earned adverse reporting from a high-reliability T1 consortium, answered only by an entity-level corporate denial. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed, and the German judgment and Spanish fine attach to Rabidi N.V., not to him personally. The disproven DMCA campaign is itself a reputational data point — evidence that someone sought to suppress the coverage — but attribution remains open and cannot be assigned to the subject.1,2,3,4,5,R1,CL-01,CL-02,CL-03,CL-04,CL-05,CL-10,CL-11
All wrongdoing allegations derive from investigative journalism and are unadjudicated against Poliavich personally. Soft2bet’s denial is carried adjacent to each allegation per policy.
The fraudulent takedown notices are confirmed fraudulent by the targeted outlets, but their authorship is unestablished; no attribution to Poliavich or Soft2bet may be stated as fact.
Public Record Analysis: Archived Placements and Claim Checks
Audit of the archived public record on Uri Poliavich: two consortium investigative series (March 2025; July 2026), a confirmed-fraudulent DMCA de-indexing campaign against that reporting, and the subject-response record. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed on the reviewed record.
Two cross-border series anchor the record: ‘Shady Bets’ (Mar 2025) reporting 114+ blacklisted casinos registered via Rabidi N.V., and ‘Soft2bet Files’ (Jul 2026) reporting €600m in payment flows and ~€200m dividends from leaked records. All are reported allegations, not adjudicated findings; no personal conviction, arrest, or sanctions against Poliavich are confirmed. Soft2bet denies wrongdoing, stating operations adhere to all applicable laws and licensing conditions; Poliavich did not personally respond.1,2,5,R1,CL-01,CL-02,CL-05,CL-10
50+ DMCA notices sought to de-index ‘Shady Bets’ articles from Google, with claimants impersonating Investigate Europe. The copyright claims are disproven: the journalism is original reporting and the filings constitute potential perjury per the targeted outlets. Who filed them is unknown; no attribution to Poliavich or Soft2bet is established, and none should be inferred.3,4,CL-03,CL-04,CL-08,CL-11
Soft2bet’s denial is on the record: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate.’ Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions were located; absence of a record is not clearance.R1,CL-10
July 2026 ‘Soft2bet Files’ cites leaked payment records showing €600 million routed through FCA-regulated My EU Pay and Unlimit (2020–2024) and nearly €200 million in dividends to Poliavich, with assets reportedly placed in Bahamian trusts.1,CL-01
Figures rest on leaked records cited by the consortium; no primary-source verification located. Soft2bet denies wrongdoing, citing full adherence to applicable laws and licensing conditions; Poliavich did not personally respond.1,R1,CL-01,CL-10
If corroborated by primary records, this would be the central financial-exposure finding. Until then it must be carried as reported allegation only; no personal conviction, arrest, or sanctions against Poliavich are confirmed.1,CL-10
‘Shady Bets’ (Mar 2025) reports the corporate network registered 114+ blacklisted casinos including Wazamba via Rabidi N.V., and that a German court ruled Rabidi owed a player €245,000, unpaid after Rabidi’s Curaçao bankruptcy.5,CL-05,CL-06
Court ruling cited via press, not primary documents. The judgment attaches to Rabidi N.V. as an entity, not to Poliavich personally. Characterization of the bankruptcies as deliberate judgment evasion is an allegation. Soft2bet denies wrongdoing.5,R1,CL-06,CL-07
Structural mechanisms (Curaçao bankruptcies; Malta’s Bill 55 reportedly voiding EU judgments) are reported as shielding entities from judgments; deliberate-evasion framing remains unadjudicated and must not be extended to Poliavich personally.5,CL-07,CL-09,CL-10
50+ DMCA takedown notices asserted copyright over the ‘Shady Bets’ articles to de-index partner publications from Google; German MEP Tiemo Wölken condemned the tactic as press censorship.3,4,CL-03,CL-04
Disproven: Investigate Europe and EUobserver report the notices were fraudulent, with claimants impersonating Investigate Europe itself; the journalism is original and the filings constitute potential perjury. Attribution to any named actor is unestablished.3,4,CL-08,CL-11
Search results for the subject may be artificially thinned by attempted de-indexing. The campaign must not be attributed to Poliavich or Soft2bet as fact; the filers’ identities are unknown.3,4,CL-11
The Irish Times (Jul 2026) reports Irish authorities licensed six Soft2bet-connected companies since 2022, framing the licences as central to an alleged black-market gambling network.2,CL-02
Licensing facts reported by a national outlet within the consortium; the ‘black-market network’ characterization is an allegation. Soft2bet states it operates in adherence to licensing conditions wherever authorised.2,R1,CL-02
Reported licensing footprint is a mapped exposure point for regulator follow-up; it is not itself an adverse finding against Poliavich, and no personal adverse record is confirmed.2,CL-10
The public record on Poliavich is dominated by Investigate Europe-led consortium reporting; no primary court or regulatory document naming Poliavich personally was located in the reviewed evidence. The record has also been actively contested: 50+ DMCA notices targeting the ‘Shady Bets’ articles were confirmed fraudulent by the targeted outlets, with claimants impersonating Investigate Europe. Attribution of that campaign to any actor — including Poliavich or Soft2bet — remains unestablished and must not be inferred. Search-integrity checks should assume attempted de-indexing when assessing coverage gaps.3,4,5,CL-03,CL-04,CL-08,CL-11,CL-10
All wrongdoing allegations derive from investigative journalism and are unadjudicated against Poliavich personally. The German judgment and Spanish fine attach to Rabidi N.V. as an entity. Soft2bet denies wrongdoing; Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.
The fraudulent DMCA notices are confirmed fraudulent by the targeted outlets, but authorship is unattributed. They must not be ascribed to Poliavich or Soft2bet as fact.
Suppression Signals: Fraudulent DMCA Campaign Against Consortium Reporting
A documented campaign of 50+ fraudulent DMCA takedown notices targeted the ‘Shady Bets’ investigation, with claimants impersonating Investigate Europe to de-index partner publications from Google. The filers’ identities remain unestablished; no attribution to any named actor has been made.
The suppression signal here is confirmed as to conduct but unattributed as to actor. Investigate Europe and EUobserver document a coordinated effort to remove the journalism from search results via impersonation-based DMCA filings; the underlying copyright claims are disproven (CL-11). The pattern — timing following publication, volume of 50+ notices, and impersonation of the targeted outlet — indicates a deliberate de-indexing effort, but the record contains no evidence identifying the filer. This section records the campaign as a media-environment fact adjacent to the subject’s coverage, not as conduct by the subject. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed, and Soft2bet denies all wrongdoing in the underlying reporting.3,4,R1,CL-03,CL-04,CL-08,CL-11,CL-10
The fraudulent DMCA notices are confirmed as fraudulent by the targeted outlets, but authorship is unestablished. Ascribing the campaign to Uri Poliavich or Soft2bet as fact is prohibited; the filers remain unidentified on the reviewed record.
The copyright-infringement assertions in the takedown notices (CL-11) may be referenced only as disproven. The journalism targeted is original reporting; the filings are characterized in the record as potential perjury.
Documented Suppression Attempts Against the Investigative Reporting
In June 2025, Investigate Europe and EUobserver reported a campaign of 50+ fraudulent DMCA copyright notices filed against the March 2025 ‘Shady Bets’ investigation, with claimants impersonating Investigate Europe itself to de-index partner publications from Google. The copyright claims are disproven: the journalism is original reporting, and the targeted outlets characterize the filings as potential perjury. The authorship of the campaign is unestablished on the reviewed record and must not be attributed to Uri Poliavich or Soft2bet. German MEP Tiemo Wölken publicly condemned the tactic as press censorship. No lawful takedown notices, litigation, or formal legal demands by the subject against the reporting have been located in the supplied evidence.
| # | Tier | Title / Outlet | Date | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ›1 | Investigate Europe | Jun 2025 (reported) | ||
| ›2 | EUobserver | Jun 2025 (reported) |
The two rows describe a single reported campaign: the first records the targeted outlet’s first-party account, the second its independent corroboration. The copyright claims asserted in the notices are disproven (CL-11) — the journalism is original — but who filed them is unknown. The campaign’s existence is a documented press-freedom event; its sponsorship is a gap. No evidence links the filings to Poliavich, Soft2bet, or any associated entity, and no lawful legal instrument (defamation suit, injunction, cease-and-desist) by the subject against the reporting appears on the reviewed record.3,4,CL-03,CL-04,CL-08,CL-11
The fraudulent DMCA campaign must not be ascribed to Uri Poliavich or Soft2bet as fact; the filers’ identities are unestablished. DMCA notices are lawful instruments in principle; the disproven status here attaches to these specific impersonating filings, not to takedown mechanisms generally. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed. Soft2bet denies wrongdoing in the underlying reporting, stating its operations adhere to all applicable laws and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where it is authorised to operate; Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.
Adverse Media Index
Adverse coverage of Uri Poliavich and Soft2bet-linked entities spans two Investigate Europe-led series — ‘Shady Bets’ (March 2025) and ‘Soft2bet Files’ (July 2026) — plus coverage of a fraudulent DMCA campaign targeting the journalism. All items are Tier-1 investigative reporting carrying allegations, not adjudicated findings. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed.
Coverage is concentrated in a single coordinated consortium (Investigate Europe with 15 national partners), meaning individual items are not fully independent of one another; EUobserver provides the closest independent corroboration on the DMCA campaign. All wrongdoing allegations remain unadjudicated against Poliavich personally, and the German judgment and Spanish fine attach to Rabidi N.V. as an entity. The DMCA notices are confirmed fraudulent by the targeted outlets, but attribution remains unestablished and must not be extended to the subject.1,2,3,4,5,R1,CL-01,CL-02,CL-03,CL-04,CL-05,CL-08,CL-10,CL-11
All indexed items are investigative journalism. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed; absence of a record is reported as no record located, not clearance. Soft2bet’s denial is carried adjacent to all wrongdoing allegations.
The copyright-infringement claims underlying the 50+ DMCA notices (CL-11) are referenced only as disproven. The campaign’s authorship is unestablished and is not attributed to Poliavich or Soft2bet.
Stated Positions Tested Against the Documentary Record
Soft2bet’s single on-record denial is the only verbatim subject-side claim available. It is tested here against consortium reporting from the ‘Shady Bets’ (2025) and ‘Soft2bet Files’ (2026) series. A third row records the disproven copyright claims in the fraudulent DMCA campaign, whose authorship remains unattributed.
Only one verbatim subject-side statement exists on the record — Soft2bet’s corporate denial — and Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions. All countervailing material is investigative reporting, not adjudicated findings: no personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been confirmed. The German judgment and the Spanish €5 million fine attach to Rabidi N.V. as an entity, not to Poliavich individually. The DMCA copyright claims are referenced solely as disproven; their attribution to any named actor remains unestablished and must not be ascribed to the subject.R1,1,3,4,5,CL-01,CL-03,CL-05,CL-08,CL-10,CL-11
Allegations of blacklisted-site operation, strategic bankruptcy, and improper payment flows derive from journalism and remain unadjudicated against Poliavich personally. The subject is not a defendant, respondent, or accused party in any confirmed proceeding. Soft2bet denies all wrongdoing.
Soft2bet’s denial (DEN-01) is carried in each row where wrongdoing allegations appear, per dossier rules. Absence of a personal record is reported as no record located, never as clearance.
Comparable cases
Publicly documented matters that share structural features with the reported Soft2bet fact pattern — Curaçao entity insolvency amid unpaid player judgments, Malta’s Bill 55 enforcement shield, fraudulent DMCA de-indexing, and regulated payment rails carrying gambling flows.
| Case Label | Structure | Outcome | Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1xCorp N.V. (1xBet) — Curaçao insolvency litigation | Curaçao-licensed operator; players holding unpaid winnings pursued bankruptcy petitions against 1xCorp N.V. in Curaçao courts after judgments went unsatisfied, while the brand continued operating internationally. | Curaçao court declared 1xCorp N.V. bankrupt in 2023; the ruling was later contested on appeal. The episode fed into Curaçao’s licensing reform. No personal findings against beneficial owners were established in that forum. | Mirrors the reported Rabidi/Araxio pattern: Curaçao entity insolvency intersecting with unpaid player judgments while platform operations continued. Structural analogue only; no outcome inference. |
| Malta Bill 55 — Austrian/German player-refund enforcement disputes | Austrian and German courts awarded players refunds against Malta-licensed operators; Malta’s 2023 Bill 55 directed Maltese courts to refuse enforcement of such foreign judgments as contrary to public policy. | Enforcement blocked in Malta; European Commission scrutiny of Bill 55’s compatibility with EU law remains unresolved. Entity-level awards stalled without personal liability findings against owners. | The same statutory shield the consortium reports as benefiting Soft2bet-linked entities after the Spanish fine and player judgments; characterisation as deliberate evasion remains an allegation. |
| Eliminalia / ‘Story Killers’ fraudulent-DMCA campaign | Forbidden Stories consortium (2023) documented fabricated copyright notices, including impersonation of legitimate outlets, filed to de-index adverse journalism from Google search results. | Campaign publicly exposed; filings characterised as potential perjury; some de-indexing reversed. Attribution there was established through leaked records — unlike the unattributed notices here. | Structural template for the 50+ fraudulent notices targeting ‘Shady Bets’, which impersonated Investigate Europe. Comparability is to method only; authorship in this matter is unestablished and must not be ascribed. |
| Wirecard — third-party acquiring for high-risk gambling merchants | Regulated European payment infrastructure reportedly routed flows from gambling and other high-risk merchants through intermediary entities, obscuring underlying merchant identity from oversight. | Wirecard collapsed in 2020 amid fraud findings and ongoing criminal proceedings against executives in Germany — facts far exceeding anything alleged in the present matter. | Comparable only in the reported use of regulated payment rails (here, FCA-regulated My EU Pay and Unlimit) for flows from blacklisted operators. No equivalence of conduct or outcome is implied. |
The four comparators are drawn from the public record outside the registered evidence set and are offered for structural calibration only; each requires independent human verification before reliance. The subject-side anchors are the consortium’s reported findings, which rest on leaked records pending primary-source verification. The DMCA comparator must be read against the registered disproven claim: the copyright assertions in the notices targeting ‘Shady Bets’ are disproven as fraudulent, and attribution to any actor — including Poliavich or Soft2bet — remains unestablished.1,3,4,5,CL-01,CL-03,CL-04,CL-08,CL-11
Comparable matters establish structural likelihoods, not conduct. The German judgment and Spanish fine attach to Rabidi N.V. as an entity, not to Poliavich personally. He is not a defendant, respondent, or accused party in any matter on the reviewed record.
Soft2bet: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate.’ Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.
Public-Interest Boundary
Why this dossier covers Uri Poliavich, what it deliberately excludes, and the boundaries protecting personal life, family, and unattributed allegations.
Coverage test satisfied by regulator-adjacent facts (Rabidi judgment, Spanish fine, Irish licensing) plus sustained T1 consortium reporting. The weakest load-bearing material is leaked-record reporting; boundaries above keep those figures in the ‘reported’ register. Denial DEN-01 must accompany all wrongdoing allegations.1,2,3,4,5,R1,CL-01,CL-02,CL-05,CL-06,CL-07,CL-09,CL-10,CL-11
The DMCA campaign is confirmed fraudulent by the targeted outlets, but authorship is unattributed and must not be ascribed to Poliavich or Soft2bet as fact (CL-11 disproven; GAP-UN-09).
Poliavich is never characterized as a defendant, respondent, or accused party. Entity-level judgments and fines are not converted into personal findings.
Gaps and Unknowns
The file rests almost entirely on consortium journalism; primary documents, regulatory responses, and attribution questions remain open. These gaps cap confidence and must not be closed by inference.
Every load-bearing fact in this dossier derives from T1 investigative journalism rather than primary records. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanctions against Poliavich have been located — reported as no record located, not as clearance. Soft2bet denies all wrongdoing, stating its operations adhere to all applicable laws and licensing conditions where authorised; Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.1,2,3,4,5,R1,CL-10
Gaps listed here are open questions only. Registry opacity, missing documents, or unanswered attribution — including the DMCA campaign — must not be construed as concealment or wrongdoing by the subject.
Editorial Conclusion: Derivative Exposure, Unadjudicated Record
On the reviewed record, Uri Poliavich carries high derivative exposure through entities under sustained consortium investigation, but no personal adverse finding. Every wrongdoing allegation remains unadjudicated against him personally.
The verified record establishes one thing with clarity: Uri Poliavich, founder and CEO of Soft2bet, is the central figure in an active, accelerating multi-country investigation led by Investigate Europe with 15 national media partners across two series — ‘Shady Bets’ (March 2025) and the ‘Soft2bet Files’ (July 2026). The consortium’s core allegations — 140+ blacklisted gambling sites registered through Curaçao entities Rabidi N.V. and Araxio Development N.V., reported €600 million payment flows through FCA-regulated UK firms, and nearly €200 million in reported dividends — rest on leaked records cited by the consortium and remain journalistic findings pending primary-source verification.1,2,5,CL-01,CL-02,CL-05
Equally clear is what the record does not contain. No personal criminal conviction, arrest, or named sanction against Poliavich has been located. The German court judgment of €245,000 and the Spanish regulatory fine attach to Rabidi N.V. as an entity, not to Poliavich as an individual; he is not a defendant or accused party in any matter on the reviewed record. Soft2bet denies wrongdoing, stating: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, and licensing conditions in every jurisdiction where we are authorised to operate.’ Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.5,R1,CL-05,CL-06,CL-10
The desk conclusion is therefore one of derivative exposure, not adverse finding. Exposure could move in either direction: regulatory action, litigation, or attribution of the fraudulent DMCA campaign — currently unattributed and citable only as disproven copyright claims — would sharpen it; consortium retractions, successful rebuttals, or adjudication in Soft2bet’s favour would reduce it. Guilt and innocence belong to the courts, and this profile asserts neither.3,4,CL-08,CL-10,CL-11
This conclusion is capped at ‘reported’ evidence class throughout: every load-bearing allegation derives from investigative journalism, not adjudicated records. The DMCA campaign is confirmed fraudulent by the targeted outlets, but authorship is unestablished and must not be ascribed to Poliavich or Soft2bet. Financial figures from leaked records are not independently verified primary documents.1,3,5,CL-01,CL-08,CL-11
Absence of a conviction, arrest, or sanctions record is reported as no record located, not as clearance. Entity-level judgments and fines against Rabidi N.V. are not personal liability findings against Poliavich.
Soft2bet’s denial of all wrongdoing is carried adjacent to every allegation in this dossier per DEN-01. Poliavich did not personally respond to reporters’ questions.
Source Index
The tiered bibliography every cite-ref on this page resolves to. Tier definitions: T1 primary records reviewed in original · T2 corroborated secondary · T3 single-source, flagged · T4 commentary, context only.
| # | Tier | Title / Outlet | Date | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ›1 | T1 | investigate-europe.eu — Investigate Europe ‘Soft2bet Files’ reports €600 million flowed from unlicensed/blacklisted casinos through UK payment firms to Soft2bet-linked entities (2020–2 | n/d | investigate-europe.eu/… |
| ›2 | T1 | irishtimes.com — Irish Times reports Irish authorities licensed six Soft2bet-connected companies since 2022, framing Irish licences as central to an alleged black-market gamblin | n/d | irishtimes.com/… |
| ›3 | T1 | investigate-europe.eu — Investigate Europe documents 50+ fraudulent DMCA copyright notices filed against its ‘Shady Bets’ gambling investigation, with claimants impersonating Investiga | n/d | investigate-europe.eu/… |
| ›4 | T1 | euobserver.com — EUobserver corroborates that frivolous copyright claims were used in an attempt to censor Investigate Europe’s gambling exposé, with German MEP Tiemo Wölken con | n/d | euobserver.com/… |
| ›5 | T1 | amphora.media — Amphora Media / Investigate Europe ‘Shady Bets’ investigation reports Poliavich’s corporate network registered 114+ blacklisted casinos including Wazamba via Ra | n/d | amphora.media/… |
| ›R1 | T2 | Subject-response record — Subject-response record: Soft2bet denied wrongdoing, stating: ‘Our operations are conducted in full adherence to all applicab | n/d | — |