Organized Crime Group's Multi-Million Ruble Gambling Den Busted in Yakutsk
Operatives seized over 231 million rubles (approximately $2.51 million at current rates) from the accused.
Feb 17, 2026 0
A group of twelve individuals from Yakutsk operated illegal gambling activities for approximately 11 years.
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Operatives shut down an underground casino in Yakutsk where gambling had been conducted for 11 years. The organizers of the criminal group were 12 residents of Yakutsk. This was reported by the Telegram channel of the republic«s prosecutor»s office.
Authorities confiscated millions in cash and equipment from multiple underground casino locations.
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According to the investigation, members of the criminal group conducted gambling games using 200 slot machines from December 2013 to July 2024. They had underground locations at nine different addresses in Yakutsk.
The criminal operation utilized 200 slot machines across nine different addresses in Yakutsk.
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Their casinos were located at Dezhnev St., 50 (across the road from the Interdistrict Inspectorate of the Federal Tax Service), Zhornitsky St., 7/10a (opposite the Children«s and Teenagers» Center), Poyarkov St., 14 (next door to the Yakutsk Agricultural Technical School), and other addresses. During searches, over 231 million rubles (approximately $2.51 million at current rates) were seized.
The criminal activity was stopped during operational measures by employees of the Economic Security and Anti-Corruption Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Yakutia.
As noted by the regional prosecutor«s office, property of the accused with a total value of over 72 million rubles (about $783,000 at current rates) has been seized. The criminal case under Part 3 of Article 171.2 of the Russian Criminal Code (»Illegal organization and conduct of gambling by an organized group with income on a particularly large scale«) has been sent to court. The accused face up to 6 years in prison.
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