BANGKOK — A Thai House committee hearing on 22 October added money and court records to the Shuffle.com case. The crypto exchange Bitkub told the committee it had found transactions of more than 100 million baht involving 49 customers, and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) said the block on the site rests on a court order covering three Shuffle domains. No charges have been reported, and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has still not decided whether to take the matter as a special case. This follows our reports on the block and first inquiries and on the DSI inquiry. We found no public statement from Shuffle on the Thai case.
What the committee heard
The House committee on legal affairs, justice and human rights, chaired by Rangsiman Rome, met behind closed doors. Former Democrat MP Sirichok Sopha told reporters that a Bitkub representative confirmed the transactions, which involved six blockchain addresses with a combined value above 100 million baht, the Bangkok Post reported. Mr Rangsiman said a second exchange, Maxbit, had also confirmed transfers linked to the site. Bhumjaithai MP Suchada Zhang Thaensap and her husband, Zhang Taiyang, were invited but did not attend. She has said he sold his stake in January 2026, before she became an MP.
The block, according to the ministry
According to BBC Thai, citing Mr Rangsiman, the DES told the committee it signed a request for a court blocking order on 6 October, the court issued it on 7 October, and access to shuffle.com, shuffle.net and shuffle.online is now blocked, with internet providers still being notified. When the committee tried the site over parliament’s own connection, it still loaded, but showed a message that it could not accept players from Thailand because of licence restrictions. Police cyber crime investigators will meet on 26 October to decide their next steps, Mr Rangsiman said.
The inquiry
On 22 October the Justice Ministry’s permanent secretary, Piyasiri Wattanavarangkul, said witnesses were being questioned in DSI inquiry 148/2569 and that it was too early to say whether it would become a special case, Thairath and Daily News reported. He said he had no first-hand knowledge of the Bitkub figures because he is not an investigator.
Key facts
Court order: requested 6 Oct, issued 7 Oct 2026 (DES via House committee).
Domains blocked: shuffle.com, shuffle.net, shuffle.online.
Exchange data: Bitkub, 49 customers, six addresses, over 100m baht; Maxbit also confirmed transfers.
Next date: cyber police meeting, 26 Oct 2026.
Status: DSI inquiry, not a special case; no charges reported as of 23 Oct 2026.
Why it matters for GambleFi
The figures from regulated Thai exchanges are the first concrete evidence aired in public of money moving between Thailand and Shuffle.com, which matters more for investigators than the block itself. They also show how on-chain deposits to a crypto casino can be traced back through a local exchange. Thailand’s SEC has separately said no licensed Thai operator offers Shuffle’s SHFL iGaming token, as covered in our report on the Thai SEC and AMLO review. For background on the brand, see our Shuffle project page. This is a report on an ongoing inquiry, not legal advice; the people named have not been charged.