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Market report · Eurasia, Middle East, Asia and Pacific · November 2026 edition

Kazakhstan: the gambling regulation report

Payment and AML rules, licence registers, enforcement, consultations and official figures, read from the official sources and checked every week. This free preview shows what each part of the report holds. The full report adds every value with its verbatim quote, its source and the date it was checked.

Checked 9 Nov 2026 · updated every week · every line traced to an official source

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Rules verified word for word
13 of 18
Rules confirmed not set
5
Register entries
15
1 official list
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Key findings

The market at a glance, from this edition.

  • Market model: Betting regulated; Casino online prohibited.
  • 13 of 18 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 5 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
  • 15 entries in 1 official list, reloaded every week.
  • FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
  • 18 official sources read for this market every week.
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Market model

How each product is regulated, with its source.

  • Betting: Regulated
  • Casino: Online prohibited

Verifiedchecked 9 Nov 2026Закон Республики Казахстан «Об игорном бизнесе» (действующая редакция) · tier 1

FATF lists

On neither list

FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it

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Payment and AML rules

Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.

Payment methods

4 rules · 4 verified
Payment methods in Kazakhstan: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Permitted rails and instrument typesBettingVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportЗакон Республики Казахстан «Об игорном бизнесе» (действующая редакция)tier 1
Mandatory hubs and gatewaysBettingVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportЗакон Республики Казахстан «Об игорном бизнесе» (действующая редакция)tier 1
Instrument origin and currencyOnline · BettingVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportЗакон Республики Казахстан «Об игорном бизнесе» (действующая редакция)tier 1
Payment-blocking listsWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportЗакон Республики Казахстан «Об игорном бизнесе» (действующая редакция)tier 1

Ownership & payouts

4 rules · 3 verified · 1 confirmed not set
Ownership & payouts in Kazakhstan: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Holder and ownership rulesWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textsNone setResearch notes
Closed loop and payout routingOnline · BettingVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportЗакон Республики Казахстан «Об игорном бизнесе» (действующая редакция)tier 1
Payout time limitsWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportЗакон Республики Казахстан «Об игорном бизнесе» (действующая редакция)tier 1
Withdrawal conditionsBettingVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportЗакон Республики Казахстан «Об игорном бизнесе» (действующая редакция)tier 1

AML thresholds & reporting

2 rules · 1 verified · 1 confirmed not set
AML thresholds & reporting in Kazakhstan: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Check thresholds and aggregation windowsWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textsNone setResearch notes
Report triggers and deadlinesWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportЗакон Республики Казахстан «О противодействии легализации (отмыванию) доходов, полученных преступным путем, финансированию терроризма и финансированию распространения оружия массового уничтожения» (действующая редакция)tier 1

Player funds protection

1 rule · 1 confirmed not set
Player funds protection in Kazakhstan: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Player-funds protection and coverageWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textsNone setResearch notes

Taxes at payment

1 rule · 1 verified
Taxes at payment in Kazakhstan: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Taxes at the point of paymentWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportКодекс Республики Казахстан «О налогах и других обязательных платежах в бюджет» (Налоговый кодекс) от 18 июля 2025 года № 214-VIII (действующая редакция)tier 1

Reporting & data

4 rules · 3 verified · 1 confirmed not set
Reporting & data in Kazakhstan: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Submission mode and cadenceBettingVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportЗакон Республики Казахстан «Об игорном бизнесе» (действующая редакция)tier 1
Data vault and integrityBettingVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportЗакон Республики Казахстан «Об игорном бизнесе» (действующая редакция)tier 1
Data locationBettingVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportЗакон Республики Казахстан «Об игорном бизнесе» (действующая редакция)tier 1
RetentionWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textsNone setResearch notes

Player protection at payment

2 rules · 1 verified · 1 confirmed not set
Player protection at payment in Kazakhstan: what the official text says of each rule, its value's place and its source
RuleWhat we foundValueSource
Cross-operator limits and registersWhole marketNot foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026None setЗакон Республики Казахстан «Об игорном бизнесе» (действующая редакция)tier 1
Eligibility screening at paymentWhole marketVerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026Value in the full reportЗакон Республики Казахстан «Об игорном бизнесе» (действующая редакция)tier 1
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Regulatory guide

Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.

  • Licensing

    3 statements
    • Licence types
    • Licence term
    • Apostille Convention

    Statements, quotes and dates in the full report

  • Advertising

    1 statement
    • General rules

    Statements, quotes and dates in the full report

  • Responsible gambling

    1 statement
    • Self-exclusion register

    Statements, quotes and dates in the full report

  • Technical standards

    1 statement
    • Technical standards

    Statements, quotes and dates in the full report

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Licence registers and official lists

The official lists we load every week for this market.

  • Committee for Regulation of Gambling Business and Lottery, Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Kazakhstan

    Licence list

    15 entries

    loaded 9 Nov 2026

Every entry with its licence, brands and domains, and the week's additions and removals: in the product.

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Enforcement

The regulator's decisions against companies, as published.

Decisions in 2026
0

Sanction ranges in the law

44 provisions set the fines and other measures: Кодекс Республики Казахстан об административных правонарушениях от 5 июля 2014 года № 235-V (adilet.zan.kz, Web Archive capture 01.09.2026).

Case law

1 ruling of 1 court on this market's gambling rules, each linked to the rules it bears on.

  • 7 Feb 2025 · Конституционный Суд Республики Казахстан · №65-НП

References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.

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Sources behind this report

The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 18 official sources.

Texts the values are checked against
3
Regulator guidance
4
Laws and regulations
10
Licence registers and official lists
1

Publishers

  • ИПС «Әділет» (Министерство юстиции РК)
  • gov.kz
  • Ministry of Tourism and Sport of Kazakhstan
  • ИПС «Әділет» (Министерство юстиции Республики Казахстан)
  • Committee for Regulation of Gambling Business and Lottery, Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Kazakhstan
  • hcch.net
  • Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan (Akmola Region Justice Department)
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Library of acts

The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 13 acts and guidance documents.

  • HCCH | #12 - Status table
  • БУКМЕКЕРСКАЯ КОНТОРА RINGOBET.KZ ЛИШЕНА ЛИЦЕНЗИИ И ОШТРАФОВАНА ЗА НАРУШЕНИЕ ЗАКОНОДАТЕЛЬСТВА
  • Закон Республики Казахстан от 19 декабря 2003 года № 508 «О рекламе»
  • Закон Республики Казахстан от 21 мая 2013 года № 94-V «О персональных данных и их защите»
  • Казахстанские госслужащие больше не смогут участвовать в азартных играх и пари
  • Критерии оценки степени риска в сфере игорного бизнеса (совместный приказ Министра туризма и спорта и Министра национальной экономики, 2024)
  • Министерством туризма и спорта продолжается работа по выявлению и пресечению организаторов игорного бизнеса, нарушающих законные требования
  • Правила подачи заявления о включении в список лиц, ограниченных в участии в азартных играх и (или) пари, а также ведения списка (приказ Министра туризма и спорта от 10 октября 2024 года № 179)
  • Закон Республики Казахстан «Об игорном бизнесе» (действующая редакция)
  • Закон Республики Казахстан «О противодействии легализации (отмыванию) доходов, полученных преступным путем, финансированию терроризма и финансированию распространения оружия массового уничтожения» (действующая редакция)
  • Кодекс Республики Казахстан «О налогах и других обязательных платежах в бюджет» (Налоговый кодекс) от 18 июля 2025 года № 214-VIII (действующая редакция)

and 2 more in the full report

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