Originally Syndicated on June 15, 2024 @ 2:05 pm
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A few days ago, we published a complaint from a customer of the illegally operating Rolletto online casino. This customer has stated that Rolletto is operating in the UK without regulatory permission and has collected unauthorized payments from their bank accounts at Monzo, HSBC and Barclays via the payment facilitator PayOp. We took a look at Rolletto and the OnyxioN network behind it. Here is our review but we’d like to know more.
Short OnyxioN Narrative
OnyxioN B.V. was founded in Curaçao in 2019. However, the company operated its casino websites via the subsidiary OnyxioN Development Limited in Cyprus, which was founded in 2020. Also in 2020, OnyxioN Malta Limited was established in Malta, which received a license from the Maltese MGA and operates the 31 Bet Casinos via this MGA license.
In 2022, OnyxioN B.V. in Curarcao became Santeda International B.V. and OnyxioN Development Limited in Cyprus became Santeda International Limited. The Maltese OnyxioN continues to operate under the original name.
The Santeda International Group operates the three online casinos – Mystake, Locasbet and Rolletto. Santeda International does not currently have a license in Curacao or any other regulatory permission to operate its online casinos.
The beneficial owners behind OnyxioN Group are Tornike Tvauri and Deniz Yildirim, who both live in Hamburg, Germany. The former is also the CEO of Upgaming, an iGaming solutions provider offering exclusive products such as sports betting, e-sports, live casino, slots and table games.
Website Traffic Analysis
When analyzing website traffic for the Rolletto websites, we found the following interesting points:
- Since June 2024, more traffic has been generated via the Rolletto.cc domain, whereas traffic on the Rolletto.com domain has declined massively. This indicates a systematic redirection of traffic.
- In June 2024, more than 3.1 million visitors visited the website with the domain Rolletto.cc.
- Almost all website traffic in July 2024 was generated by visitors from the UK. In previous months, Spanish visitors were also frequent visitors to the site.
- Other payment processors are also associated with the new Rolletto.cc domain. For example, PayOp no longer appears as a payment processor at Rolletto.cc.
- Like many other online casino operators, Rolletto uses a variety of numbered domains, such as https://rolletto256.com.
Payment Facilitators’ Involvement
Onyxion is specified as the billing descriptor on the Rolletto payment page. This company is registered in Malta and has a license from MGA. It operates the 31 Bet online casinos. Apparently, Onyxion acts as a payment agent for the unauthorized and illegal Santeder International casinos.
Compliance Check
We do not know why the OnyxioN Group has partly changed its name to Santeder International. However, we do know that the casinos operated by this group are not authorized to offer their online casino and gambling activities in the UK, EEA countries or other jurisdictions.
In our reviews in mid-July 2024, we were able to register as UK and EEA residents at the group’s casinos without any problems and make deposits via credit/debit card, e-wallets and cryptocurrencies without KYC. The latter even in theoretically unlimited amounts. The Santeder International Group receives a red flag for not having a regulatory permit.
OnyxioN Malta Limited has an MGA license for the operation of its 13 bet casinos. We do not know whether and how the MGA-regulated entity will be used to facilitate the illicit casinos of Santeder International.
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