Organizer of Multi-Billion-Tenge Online Casino Operation Brought to Kazakhstan
Photo: Agency for Financial Monitoring
The Mangistau Region Department of the Agency for Financial Monitoring (AFM) has reported an illegal online casino scheme involving 3.1 billion tenge. The suspect, Rantik Bakhtiyar Oglu, was extradited from Georgia, Orda.kz reports
According to investigators, the platform operated via the website bingo37.pro and offered more than 1,000 gambling games.
«Players were recruited via Telegram and WhatsApp. Ads, photos, and videos promised easy earnings and offered bonuses and promotions. After users transferred money, they were sent a login and password to access the gaming platform, „the AFM said
To accept payments and conceal the movement of funds, the suspects used «droppers» — Individuals from Georgia and Tajikistan. They travelled to Kazakhstan, opened bank accounts and obtained SIM cards, and then provided access to the organizer.
Investigators say more than 3.1 billion tenge passed through these accounts.
In August 2025, the suspect was placed on an international wanted list. A court ordered pre-trial detention in absentia. In January 2026, he was detained in Georgia and extradited to Kazakhstan.
«The court also ordered the confiscation of two cars in favour of the state: a Porsche Cayenne and a Lexus GX 460. They were registered in the names of third parties to conceal ownership, » the department said
The investigation is ongoing.
Previously, the AFM placed citizens of Ukraine and the United States on an international wanted list in connection with an illegal online casino network in Kazakhstan. Investigators say they set up several firms to process payments: customers’ money was routed through transit accounts, converted into cryptocurrency, and then withdrawn abroad.
Original author: Asel Turar
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