Kazakh authorities have implemented payment restrictions to combat unauthorized online gambling operations. Between October 2025 and March 2026, domestic financial institutions blocked transactions linked to unlicensed betting platforms.
Payment Restrictions and Bank Compliance
Second-tier banks processed the enforcement measures by declining more than 400,000 payment requests. These rejections targeted 110 companies and payment service providers placed on a regulatory blacklist. The total value of the blocked transfers reached $20.8m (£15.6m) during the six-month monitoring period.Regulatory oversight extended to bank staff involved in processing gambling-related transfers. Eleven employees across financial institutions were subject to administrative review for handling transactions with unlicensed operators. The enforcement approach focuses on intercepting funds at the payment stage rather than pursuing individual players.