In the Karaganda Region, the activities of a group that facilitated the acceptance and withdrawal of funds for players of the online casino Vavada were shut down. More than 415 million tenge was channelled through 23 drop accounts.
HOW THE SCHEME WORKED
According to the Financial Monitoring Agency (FMA), the investigation revealed that in January 2026 the organisers agreed with representatives of the online casino to accept and withdraw money on the territory of Kazakhstan.
One of the participants coordinated the group's work and maintained contact with the casino's representatives. The second recruited droppers, provided access to their bank accounts and selected operators.
To carry out the operations, the participants rented an office in Karaganda. Operators worked there in shifts around the clock.
HOW MUCH WAS CHANNELLED THROUGH THE ACCOUNTS
In total, 23 drop accounts were used in the scheme, through which transactions worth over 415 million tenge were channelled.
Preventive measures in the form of house arrest were imposed on two suspects. With the court's sanction, their property was seized.
The list of seized property included a private house, two plots of land and a Mercedes-Benz car.
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION
The investigation has been completed and the criminal case has been sent to court.
No other information on the case is being disclosed in accordance with Article 201 of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
CONTEXT
Earlier, the organiser of a structural unit of the "CVK" financial pyramid was convicted in the Karaganda Region. The court sentenced Kairbayev S.Sh. to two years of restricted freedom with confiscation. The frozen digital assets were also confiscated to the state's revenue.
In July, the FMA shut down the activities of the online casino "Nomad Poker", which operated on the territory of Kazakhstan. According to the investigation, the gaming platform operated through a network of foreign droppers, and the amount of receipts from players exceeded 7.5 billion tenge.