Double blow to illegal betting gangs: 15 billion money traffic and VIP betting lists exposed

As part of the investigation carried out by the Kütahya Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, the statements of 41 suspects, including organization leaders and managers, who were detained in a simultaneous operation in 5 provinces centered in Kütahya on October 23, have been completed. 41 suspects, who underwent a health check, were referred to the Kütahya Courthouse and interrogated by the prosecutor's office.

30 SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED

Of the 35 suspects who were detained within the scope of the operation and referred to the courthouse yesterday, 30 were arrested and 5 were released with a judicial control order. In the examinations carried out on the bank account movements of the suspects, it was determined that the total transaction volume was 14 billion 928 million 530 thousand TL.

17 SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED IN ILLEGAL BETTING OPERATION

Within the scope of the 'Paymix' investigation, a simultaneous operation was carried out in 6 provinces against 24 suspects who were determined to encourage players to bet again with bonus and campaign offers. While 17 of the 24 suspects taken into custody were arrested, judicial control measures were imposed on 6 suspects, and 1 person was released from the prosecutor's office.

In the studies carried out by the teams of the Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command's Anti-Cyber ​​Crimes Branch Directorate, under the coordination of the Organized Crimes Investigation Bureau of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, it was determined that the investment and withdrawal amounts, transaction numbers, last investment dates and activity status of the players registered on illegal betting sites were kept in detailed lists within the scope of the 'Paymix' investigation. Players are divided into groups as 'VIP', 'potential VIP', 'inactive' and 'not trading for a long time'; It was determined that the bonuses, free bets and game rights to be offered to the groups were recorded on a customer basis. It was determined that the lists included campaigns for players who had not traded for a long time, as well as special offers prepared for players who invested high amounts. It was determined that the suspects communicated with the players via telephone and live support channels, encouraging them to re-deposit money and place illegal bets with bonus and campaign offers.

17 SUSPECTS WERE ARRESTED

A simultaneous operation was organized in Antalya, Izmir, Kocaeli, Kütahya and Samsun, centered in Istanbul, to capture the suspects. 24 suspects were detained during the operation. While 17 of the detained suspects were arrested, judicial control measures were imposed on 6 suspects, and 1 person was released from the prosecutor's office.