Bank VKontakte payments in online casinos

Bank VKontakte was an application of the Russian social network VKontakte that let users pay with the site's internal currency, votes. At Treasure Island Casino it was offered for deposits through ROBOXchange, now called Robokassa. We could not confirm that this payment option is available for online casinos in 2026, so treat the information below as historical.

What Bank VKontakte was

Players of the online casino “Treasury Island” could make deposits using the Bank VKontakte system through ROBOXchange.

The Bank VKontakte application was in fact one of the constituent parts of ROBOXchange. This application belonged to a major social network of the Runet, VKontakte (“In Touch”). Users registered in the system had the ability to perform banking transactions using the local currency of the site, i.e. votes.

Users could use votes the same way as conventional money: invest them in various projects, accumulate them and settle accounts with their friends. The cash transactions performed had reliable protection, and the old page called the safety of customers guaranteed. Like other payment systems, this application provided transfers in real time. The starting deposit was equivalent to 1 USD. Fees were such that the commission was removed from the sender and depended on the recipient's cash account.

How the deposit worked at Treasure Island Casino (archive)

Members of our casino could make a deposit using this payment system and the ROBOXchange service. To do so, one followed the steps described below:

1. Go to the Flash version of the casino, to the “Cashier”. The Flash client was formerly the only way to reach the cashier; it no longer works.
2. In the item “Cash”, press “Deposit”, then choose the payment system Bank VKontakte.
3. Click on the logo of Bank VKontakte, and you will see a system message that you can recharge your account at the casino “Treasury Island” from your private account in any payment system of your choice or with various e-currencies through the currency exchange office ROBOXchange.
4. Having specified the amount, press the “Deposit” button.
5. You will then get a system message saying that, to complete the transaction, you must fill in all the necessary details in a new window that will open automatically. If the window does not open automatically, please click on the link which will be in front of you.
6. Then choose Bank VKontakte as the payment system.

Is Bank VKontakte available in 2026?

We could not confirm that Bank VKontakte or payments in votes can be used for online casino deposits today. For the current rules on the internal currency of the social network and its payment services, see its official help pages. ROBOXchange, which connected the application with the casino, has been renamed Robokassa (see the page on ROBOXchange).

Alternatives

Players who used social network payments usually look for something equally quick:

• YooMoney (formerly Yandex.Money) and other e-wallets; check whether they are accepted in your country;
• bank cards;
• mobile payments, see the archived page on payments by SMS;
• bank transfers, prepaid vouchers and, where permitted, cryptocurrencies.

Paying responsibly

A payment method that feels like a game currency can make it easy to lose track of real spending. Set a deposit limit in your casino account, keep a record of deposits and remember that gambling is entertainment with a cost, not a source of income. Use only licensed casinos (check the regulator's register), make sure online casinos are legal in your country, pay from your own accounts and expect identity verification (KYC) before the first withdrawal; as a rule, withdrawals go back to the deposit method. All methods are listed on the payment methods page.