Uri Poliavich
IrelandbusinessmanMale3.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Uri Poliavich is a Ukrainian-Israeli millionaire and the leader of Soft2Bet, a global betting giant involved in a controversial network of black-market gambling operations. His company has faced scrutiny for processing payments for unlicensed gambling sites and targeting vulnerable gamblers, despite holding licenses from Irish authorities.
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Uri Poliavich is the Israeli-Ukrainian multimillionaire who runs the Soft2Bet group.
Gambling watchdog opens investigation into Soft2Bet websites – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2026-07-27
Ireland· 2026-07-27Uri Poliavich created Soft2Bet in 2016, eager to capitalise on the exploding popularity of online gambling.
How a global gambling empire used Ireland to exploit addicts – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2026-07-08
Ireland· 2026-07-08
Soft2Bet is led by the Ukrainian-Israeli millionaire Uri Poliavich.
Ireland central to black-market gambling empire, investigation finds – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2026-07-08
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