The Hidden Casino Network: How an EU-Licensed Bookmaker Channels Australian Funds to NovaForge’s Banned Offshore Sites

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) blacklisted Spinsy in late 2025, yet the offshore casino — operated by NovaForge Group — continues collecting money from Australian players. A newly submitted victim complaint reveals how the operator allegedly withheld thousands of dollars in verified winnings. However, the larger issue may lie within the payment infrastructure itself: the investigation shows that Spinsy’s hidden payment ecosystem appears to rely on Zentoria Limited, an officially licensed Remote Bookmaker in the Republic of Ireland.

The central question is unavoidable: why would an EU-licensed entity facilitate transactions connected to illegal offshore gambling operations targeting Australian citizens?

Scam-Or Project’s “Rail Atlas” initiative continuously tracks payment processors, merchant entities, and financial facilitators that enable offshore casino operators to bypass banking restrictions and regulatory enforcement. Through the Scam-Or Project Complaints section, researchers recently received a detailed complaint from an Australian player regarding Spinsy, a casino brand connected to NovaForge Ltd.

The player submitted evidence showing that the casino allegedly blocked verified winnings while continuing to illegally operate in a jurisdiction where the platform had already been blacklisted. The case illustrates the operational model behind the so-called “Cloaked Casino Clan” and raises serious concerns regarding the role of officially licensed EU entities in offshore gambling schemes.

Key Findings

The Operator & The Blacklist

The offshore casino Spinsy is operated by NovaForge Ltd, an entity based in Anjouan, Comoros. In late 2025, ACMA formally issued warnings and blacklisted Spinsy together with several related NovaForge brands, including:

• Cashed
• Posido
• Spinight

The regulator cited serious violations of the Interactive Gambling Act 2001.

The Withholding Strategy

According to the complaint, the player successfully completed a strict KYC procedure, including:

Despite passing all compliance checks, the player’s balance of 8,321 AUD allegedly remains frozen.

The complaint claims the casino continues delaying the withdrawal through repeated reviews, additional requests, and ongoing stalling tactics, effectively transforming the platform into what the victim described as a “deposit-only” system.

Ignoring the Australian Regulator

Although ACMA blacklisted Spinsy, the casino reportedly continues accepting deposits from Australian players through offshore payment channels, mirrored domains, shell companies, and third-party payment processors.

The player’s records identified two entities allegedly connected to the transaction flow:

The Zentoria Bombshell & The Shadow Payment Network

Illegal offshore casinos cannot survive without access to international banking systems. These operators typically rely on payment processors, e-wallet providers, shell merchants, and intermediary gateways to disguise transaction origins and move customer funds through regulated financial rails.

The facilitators named in the complaint revealed what investigators describe as a major regulatory contradiction.

1. Zentoria Limited: An EU-Licensed Trojan Horse?

The player’s bank records directly linked several deposits to Zentoria Limited, operating from Waterloo Exchange in Dublin, Ireland.

At first glance, the company could easily appear to be another unregulated intermediary. However, analysis of records from the Irish Revenue Commissioners reportedly showed that Zentoria Limited holds an official Remote Bookmaker’s Licence (Licence No. 1021513).

To obtain this license, company executives Mykhaylo Pavlenko and Alina Vavilova reportedly underwent extensive regulatory vetting procedures. This included obtaining Certificates of Personal Fitness issued by the Irish Minister for Justice and demonstrating compliance with Irish tax requirements.

The discovery immediately raises several major questions for Irish regulators:

• Why was a Certificate of Personal Fitness granted to individuals allegedly connected to payment flows for a blacklisted offshore casino network?
• Will the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI) or Irish Revenue review or revoke Zentoria’s bookmaker license?
• Did an EU-regulated entity provide banking access for offshore gambling operations targeting Australia?

According to the investigation, Zentoria effectively functioned as an EU-licensed “Trojan Horse”, using legitimate Irish regulatory credentials to access European banking rails that could then be utilized for NovaForge’s offshore casino activities.

2. “ptyspclt” (Doncaster, GBR)

Another identifier appearing directly on banking statements was “ptyspclt,” associated with Doncaster, United Kingdom.

This type of alphanumeric billing descriptor is commonly linked to shell merchant entities or payment gateways designed to hide the actual nature of transactions from banks and card issuers.

By masking the merchant category code (MCC), these structures may help prevent automatic gambling-related transaction blocks imposed by banks.

Investigators believe such entities form a key component of NovaForge’s financial infrastructure. Tracking these descriptors and merchant references may allow regulators, banks, and compliance teams to identify and potentially freeze related accounts.

Scam-Or Project Complaints: Help Expose the Rail Atlas

The battle against the “Cloaked Casino Clan” depends heavily on insider information, victim reports, and transaction evidence. NovaForge Ltd and its payment facilitators allegedly rely on complex offshore structures and limited transparency to maintain highly profitable gambling flows.

Players who used:

• Spinsy
• Playzilla
• Spybet
• Cashed
• Posido
• Spinight

may possess valuable information regarding payment routing practices.

Researchers are particularly interested in:

• bank statements showing deposits to Zentoria Limited,

• references to “ptyspclt”,

• unusual merchant descriptors,

• offshore payment gateways,

• acquiring bank details,

• internal compliance documentation.

Current or former insiders working in payment processing or high-risk merchant acquiring may also hold important information regarding these transaction structures.

Anyone with relevant evidence, documents, or firsthand experience involving illegal offshore casinos and the payment networks supporting them may submit materials securely and anonymously through the Scam-Or Project Complaints platform.