According to the Financial Monitoring Agency of Kazakhstan, a scheme has been uncovered that used "gray" POS terminals and Terminal IDs obtained based on forged contracts with bookmakers. The total volume of illegal operations currently exceeds 600 billion tenge.
More than 20 payment organizations and a number of officials from second-tier banks are involved in the illegal activity. A call center that provided technical support for four online casinos and offered consultations on financial operations has also been shut down.
In this illegal activity, 120 citizens from Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Spain, and Vietnam were involved.
The organizers of the call center also created a gambling affiliate program for receiving and withdrawing funds in cryptocurrency, with a turnover of over 200 million USDT.
During the operation, more than 70 searches were conducted, resulting in the seizure of physical evidence. The court has chosen a preventive measure in the form of detention for nine suspects, including an advisor to the head of the non-profit organization "Association of Payment Organizations."
Currently, materials are being prepared to declare eight more individuals, including foreign citizens, wanted internationally.
Other information is not subject to disclosure in accordance with Article 201 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
The Agency again urges individuals and legal entities not to participate in the promotion of illegal gambling, as it not only violates the law but also contributes to the spread of gambling addiction.
Any attempts to assist illegal gambling will be regarded as complicity in criminal activity and may lead to criminal liability.
