Thailand’s national police chief ordered units to intensify action against online gambling, police said. Authorities reported blocking 717,425 links between 1 October 2025 and 20 May 2026, and said 309 gambling websites would be reviewed for closure during May and June 2026.
The reported blocking and planned website reviews indicate the scale and enforcement focus of Thailand’s online gambling actions.
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Singapore police are investigating 11 people, aged 17 to 23, arrested in raids between 4 and 11 June over suspected involvement in illegal online betting and bank-account misuse. Police reportedly said suspects allegedly obtained betting accounts or supplied accounts for syndicate-related financial activity; agents convicted of involvement face a maximum S$200,000 fine and up to seven years in prison.
Thailand's Ministry of Digital Economy and Society plans to work with Meta, TikTok and other platforms against illegal gambling advertising. The ministry said the partners would compile monitoring data for the Royal Thai Police to pursue further action.
Royal Thai Police officials met Line Thailand on 14 May to discuss blocking chat groups linked to illegal gambling and other crimes, according to reports. Police and Line officials agreed to strengthen cooperation by mid-year, with an upgraded system for data-blocking requests expected to go live by mid-2026.
A media investigation found 87 domains offering betting and withdrawals across six Telegram channels, a month after Brazil’s provisional measure prohibited betting platforms. The channels had more than 43 mil subscriptions, and none of the domains ended in .bet.br; the Finance Ministry’s Secretariat of Prizes and Betting said it had blocked more than 47 mil illegal sites since the measure was issued.
Betting channels on Telegram are still advertising games and referral bonuses in Brazil, a month after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a provisional measure banning betting platforms, Metrópoles reported. Its investigation found 87 distinct domains advertised in six channels with more than 43 mil subscriptions combined. None of the 87 domains had the ending that had identified federally authorised platforms before the ban.
Turkish police used the AVCI system in raids across 39 provinces on 3 November, targeting 194 suspects in an illegal betting investigation. Prosecutors said 121 were jailed pending trial, 45 were released under judicial supervision and three without restrictions; authorities said the system helped identify suspected networks.