Legal representatives of Bitkub Online Co., Ltd. met Department of Special Investigation (DSI) investigators on 3 Nov 2026 and said 49 customers transferred cryptocurrency worth over 100 million baht to Shuffle.com, according to Pol. Lt. Gen. Ruttaphol Naowarat, the Minister of Justice1. The company also told investigators that technological limitations may make it difficult for it to screen whether transactions relate to gambling websites1.
The case concerns Mr. Taiyang Sang, husband of Ms. Suchada Sang Thanthap, an MP for Chaiyaphum province from the Bhumjaithai Party known as MP Idea, who is suspected of links to an online gambling and scammer network under case number 148/25691. The DSI has interviewed Mr. Taiyang Sang but not Ms. Suchada herself1. Asked about complaints over her previous role as secretary to the Minister of Digital Economy and Society and whether she knew of Shuffle's operation, Ruttaphol said investigations should start with the gamblers, after which shareholding details and company structures linked to Shuffle will be examined1.
Ruttaphol said the DSI is considering whether service providers knew or should have known the nature of the transactions, and that he believes the relevant digital asset market authorities should set appropriate measures1. He confirmed the DSI plans to invite all eleven digital asset trading service providers regulated and licensed by the SEC, within a set timeframe, beyond Bitkub1.
The Cyber Crime Division has identified three Thai gamblers who accessed Shuffle.com from Thailand, supported by financial evidence showing transfers to the site, with amounts and gambling activity still under investigation1. Cyber police are gathering evidence and taking testimony to proceed under the Gambling Act of 19351.
"On 3 Nov, legal representatives from Bitkub Online Co., Ltd. met with investigators to provide witness information and clarify that 49 customers transferred cryptocurrency worth over 100 million baht to Shuffle.com."
On requests to temporarily seize assets of MP Idea and her husband, Ruttaphol said such actions will proceed once documents and evidence are verified, and emphasized fairness to all parties1. He said the DSI has invited Mr. Sirichok Sopa and Mr. Rangsiman Rome to give statements1.
Separately, Ruttaphol said the DSI's Security Division is verifying the role of Mr. Somchat Techathavorncharoen, a Phuket MP from the Prachachon Party, as a board member of a company in the real estate and condominium business in Phuket jointly operated with foreigners, which may constitute acting as a nominee holding assets on behalf of foreigners1. That matter has been accepted as special case No. 159/2026 under the Foreign Business Act of 1999 due to suspected nominee behavior, and the DSI has questioned MP Somchat as a witness1.
What it means for players
Thailand's licensed crypto exchanges are now part of a gambling investigation, not just the sites themselves. The DSI is examining whether exchanges should have known that customer transfers went to a gambling operator, and it plans to question all eleven SEC-licensed providers1. For anyone in Thailand moving money to an offshore site, the transaction record at a Thai exchange is the evidence trail authorities are using: the three identified gamblers were traced through financial evidence of transfers to Shuffle.com1. The investigation is proceeding under the Gambling Act of 19351. General guidance on how such cases develop is in Gambling Scams in Asia, and country context is in Gambling in Thailand.
What happens next
The DSI plans to invite all eleven SEC-licensed digital asset trading service providers within a set timeframe1. Authorities will summon more individuals for questioning, and cyber police are gathering evidence and testimony under the Gambling Act of 19351. Any temporary seizure of assets belonging to MP Idea and her husband will proceed once documents and evidence are verified1. Whether the Shuffle matter becomes a special case depends on the DSI's assessment of the evidence collected1.
