As for the example you cited regarding the 1Xbet platform, as I recall, it has an activity license from Russia and the platform originally operates under a Russian company. Russia will not condemn any of its companies if the plaintiff is a foreign party, especially since Russia is a country with many hostilities around the world.
1xbet and 1xbit are different sites which many people seem to mixup, but both are connected and operating out of Russia which is why you are totally right about them being protected by their trash Kremlin government.
They are great examples to prove why licensing doesn't automatically make a crypto gambling site trustworthy basically.
Even though both sites 1xbet and 1xbit are different but one thing is common in both of them that is both of them are operated by scammers and must be avoided.
It is the people's feedback and yourself experience which will determine whether you are playing at a reliable casino or a shady one. It is always better to get the feedback from different forums and even from bitcoin talk instead of playing at a gambling site because if you experience the scam yourself then course it will not be good as you will be losing the money.