The Financial Monitoring Agency of Kazakhstan uncovered a large-scale cross-border transfer scheme worth 1.2 billion dollars used to fund unlicensed online casinos. The agency announced this at a press briefing. As part of the operation, authorities also shut down a call center that provided technical support for four online-casino sites.
The illegal financial scheme, exceeding 1.2 billion dollars, was run by owners of fintech services using grey POS terminals and Terminal IDs obtained through fake contracts with betting companies. More than 20 payment organizations and officials from second-tier banks were implicated.
At the same time, a call center with 120 employees from Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Spain, and Vietnam was dismantled. It handled tech support for four online-casino sites and provided guidance on money operations. The organizers of the call center also ran a gambling affiliate program that processed cryptocurrency transactions with a turnover of more than 200 million USDT.
During more than 70 search operations, investigators seized physical evidence and arrested nine suspects, including an adviser to the head of the Association of Payment Organizations. Case materials for eight additional individuals are being prepared for international wanted notices.
Other information is not subject to disclosure under Article 201 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
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