(14 January 2026 | Source: Financial Monitoring Agency)
In Kazakhstan, a blogger with an audience of more than 2.4 million subscribers has been placed on the international wanted list. According to the investigation, he used social networks for several years to systematically promote online casinos targeting the country's citizens, and received remuneration for this, including payments in cryptocurrency.
WHAT THE BLOGGER'S ACTIVITIES INVOLVED
As reported by the Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA), Қамза Қайсар Бақытжанұлы, born in 1995, actively engaged in blogging on Instagram under the handle qais_arr for five years, where his audience reached 2.4 million subscribers.
At the same time, he administered a private channel called «Қора энтертейнмэнт» on Telegram which had an audience of 368,000 subscribers.
WHAT THE SUSPICIONS ENTAIL
According to the FMA, using his personal social media accounts, the suspect systematically posted video materials and publications containing direct links, graphic elements, and calls to register and participate in gambling on the Pinco website.
A personal promo code was indicated under the videos, granting users bonuses upon registration.
The investigation believes that in this way, the blogger was advertising the online platform, aimed at attracting citizens of Kazakhstan to gambling, which allowed him to receive remuneration, bonuses, or percentage deductions from the gaming platform.
THE FINANCIAL SIDE OF THE CASE
To conceal the illegal income, according to the FMA, a cryptocurrency wallet was used, onto which payments from the organisers of the Pinco online casino were received. By court order, cryptocurrency assets amounting to 182,736.741 USDT have been seized.
PROCEDURAL STATUS
The FMA has placed Kaysar Kamza on the international wanted list. A court has authorised a preventive measure of pre-trial detention for him. He is suspected of aiding and abetting illegal gambling activities.