Thailand’s cyber police announced that three cryptocurrency exchanges have supplied transaction data showing flows linked to Shuffle.com, a crypto casino registered in Curaçao. The information was presented by Police Major General Siriwat Deepho, a deputy inspector general, during a briefing on Monday.
Investigation steps
Police officials said they have established 80 task‑force teams to handle the case. The next phase will focus on building cases against Thai players before pursuing the offshore operator, citing Section 5 of the criminal code, which covers offenses committed abroad that affect Thailand.
Exchange involvement
According to a parliamentary committee hearing on October 29, Gulf Binance, a joint venture operating Binance TH, identified two wallets associated with 44 individuals that moved roughly $113,000 (about 3.8 million baht) to and from Shuffle.com in more than 400 transactions. Former MP Sirichok Sopha noted that four of nine Thai digital‑asset operators, including Bitkub, Maxbit and Binance TH, have on‑chain links to Shuffle, though the exchanges were not accused of wrongdoing.
Political and regulatory context
The Department of Special Investigation is considering treating Shuffle as a special case and plans to involve the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Digital Economy and Society Ministry reported that Shuffle.com was blocked nationwide on October 9. The case has attracted political attention due to alleged connections with a lawmaker’s spouse, which the lawmaker has denied.
Broader crackdown on crypto activity
The investigation occurs amid heightened scrutiny of cryptocurrency flows in Thailand. The central bank has been flagging large USDT transactions, and police recently arrested a Chinese national accused of operating a $74 million crypto‑laundering scheme.
