Financial Monitoring Agency Department in the Aktobe region, under the coordination of the prosecutor's office, suppressed the activities of an organized criminal group engaged in illegal online casinos through the bingo37.pro platform, El.kz reports citing the press service of the department.
From 2022 to 2024, the suspects operated an illegal gambling business. Casino participants made money bets through bank transfers, after which operators registered them on the platform and provided access to the games.
The daily income from illegal activities ranged from 150,000 to 200,000 tenge. The total amount of criminal proceeds of the group exceeded 306 million tenge.
For money laundering, the organizers involved the bank drops on which cards were issued. Large sums of money were cashed out through these cards to hide their illegal origin.
The Financial Monitoring Agency warns citizens about the responsibility for participating in illegal schemes using bank cards and accounts. Such actions can be part of criminal schemes, and their participants can be criminally punished.