Thai Police Search 11 Sites in Shuffle.com Gambling Investigation

Thai cybercrime police searched 11 locations and a court sentenced one suspect to prison in an expanding investigation into alleged illegal gambling tied to Shuffle.com.

The suspect was sentenced Thursday, Nov. 5, after admitting the charge. Police identified 11 suspects and seized phones and computers for forensic examination. Some suspects admitted the allegations, while others denied them. The searches covered Bangkok and other provinces.

Police obtained transaction data from three digital asset exchanges and organized 80 investigation teams to trace funds and identify other suspects.

Police said the Shuffle.com website is hosted abroad and investigators initially focused on users in Thailand. They continue to examine the seized devices and transaction records.