Fraud & Compliance
TSUPIS Registry
Russia's centralized payment-accounting system (ЦУПИС) that legal bookmakers must route bettor deposits and withdrawals through; only registry-connected operators may operate and advertise in-country.
TSUPIS (ЦУПИС — the Centre for Accounting of Interactive Bet Transfers) is Russia's state-mandated payment-accounting system that every legal bookmaker must route bettor deposits and withdrawals through. It is a payment-control mechanism first: the operator connects to the centralized system, player money flows through it, and the state gets full visibility into deposits, withdrawals, and player identity. Only registry-connected operators may legally take bets — and therefore legally advertise — in the country.
For media buyers this splits the market in two: legal ЦУПИС-connected bookmakers with compliant but conversion-heavy funnels (mandatory registry registration crushes Reg2Dep), versus offshore brands with smoother funnels but advertising that is illegal in-country, forcing cloaking, mirror domains, and grey traffic sources. Payouts reflect the trade-off — regulated brands pay less for cleaner traffic, offshore brands pay premiums to compensate buyers for platform bans and legal exposure.
In buyer speech
“Legal betting offers in that GEO all require ЦУПИС registration — expect Reg2Dep around half of what the offshore mirror brands pull.”