Do we have over 900k online casinos?

[danherbias07]

I believe that could happen. I have seen a lot of online casino websites that only change the numbers in the last part of the name.
For example: VIP888, then VIP777, and so on.

So 900k online casino names and websites are truly possible. Then, there's the applications too, either in android form or Apple. In fact, there may be more of them, and that's because they are preparing in case they are shut down or they are confusing the authorities so they won't get caught.
That's why we really have to be careful when picking the online casino that we play. If it's too good to be true, get away from it.

[$crypto$]

Whether it's 900k or 9k casinos, I don't think it really matters, they'll just launch 900k new ones. Shutting them down only hits them financially and wastes a bit of their time. The people running these operations have more than enough capital to restart and launch new platforms overnight.

Sure those who operate many casinos and then closed by the government have made a lot of money, then they can operate again overnight, the point is that the makers of these casinos have scripts so the site will be ready in an instant.

It's just like drug trafficking, you can bust street dealers all day but there's always someone ready to take their place while the bosses keep operating in the shadows. Even if a boss gets caught, a new one steps up. It's a losing battle for law enforcement. Those funds would be much better spent on public awareness and education to prevent kids from getting hooked in the first place.

It will not be in vain for law enforcement to continue to eradicate illegal online casinos, if not blocked, perhaps its spread can be massive to the lower class because it is targeted, although it is like a waste because it is not complete, but it is a reality, like you said the boss is still behind the scenes yet to be arrested.

[coinrifft]

I believe that could happen. I have seen a lot of online casino websites that only change the numbers in the last part of the name.
For example: VIP888, then VIP777, and so on.

So 900k online casino names and websites are truly possible. Then, there's the applications too, either in android form or Apple. In fact, there may be more of them, and that's because they are preparing in case they are shut down or they are confusing the authorities so they won't get caught.
That's why we really have to be careful when picking the online casino that we play. If it's too good to be true, get away from it.

Yes, I have the same thoughts that it's possible that we have this huge amount of online casinos, could be mirror sites or their names are very similar to each other as we all know that some of them might have used this tactic to trick gamblers.

And maybe it can also include some illegal sites, as there could be for 1 legal site, then there are 10 illegal casinos. So could be that numbers are really that close and to think that is crazy and then you think that there are millions of gamblers around the world and this business is worth billions in dollars.

[abel1337]

block over 900k links of online casinos?

@aioc, there is big misconception in your question.

Thai government never said that 900k casino were blocked. MDES itself has clarified that this number account for URL and online item. Not of separate website or gambling operator. So thinking 900k casino you misread the number.

And any single operator can easily manage hundred or even thousand of URL. This figure also include mirror site, promotional page of affiliate, social media page and content that appear in search result. I read Sigma's report on this matter, they stated that various content on website, search engine and social media platform was blocked. Therefore it would not be correct to count all of them as separate casino operator. Actual number of operator is far lower. Likely somewhere in range of few hundred to thousand. This is my estimate not any official figure.

Basically they banned any links that can lead people into a casino. For me this shows how serious they are banning online casino on their country. The 900K number is very big, even if it is true that they banned all links that leads people to online casino, I think that this is a PR stunt where they show that they are willing to fight online casino even if they made another batch of new domains just to bypass the past ban wave.

There are many countries that are fighting these online casinos to operate on their countries including our country but the execution aren't right and just an half ass move just to show that they are doing something.

[TheUltraElite]

Its more of a number than real I feel. I might be wrong as well but there are miltuple domain names often running and  hence it does not necessarily mean different casinos but maybe similar casinos running mirrors.

The more important thing is the Public promotion of the government power to crush those who are running vices or something illegal.

There are news like these coming everyday but it remains the choice of the player to decide to play or not.

[Somegory]

So the whole 900k online casinos are all illegal? I think this online casino business is huge, way huge than running crypto scams and stupid ICO projects, like you can't tell me that 900k casinos got banned and haven't make money yet.

Some people are intentionally running illegal casinos not for fun of it but because they are managing to make some money out of it, this is why I like saying that unlicensed casinos are mostly illegal.

Some gamblers are also avoiding KYC verification, I hate KYC myself but it's only licensed casinos that ask for KYC verification, so this is a good way of avoiding unreliable casinos.

[arwin100]

I know the gambling industry is multi-billion-dollar and one of the top online industries, but do you think it's possible we have over 900k online casinos that include a mirror link?

The Thai government claimed

Thailand blocked access to 945,075 web addresses associated with online gambling during the 2026 fiscal year, which ran from October 2025 to September 2026.
The majority of the blocks, over 835,000, were enforced through court orders, with an additional 109,868 URLs blocked in cooperation with digital platforms.

Thailand blocks 945,075 online gambling links in fiscal 2026

And is Thailand the only country that can trace and block over 900k links of online casinos?

Actually its really possible to reach that count. Knowing internet is so wide, there are also lots of casino operators create multiple site maybe to maximize their competition or to know on which platform they would succeed.

But maybe don't focus on the count, since it will not give anything to you. Focus on quality platforms which also known in this forum for long time.

Because with that we can verify if they are legit or even safe to play on.

[BitBakerr1]

It's not possible for Thai government to block 900,000 casinos but they can block 900,000 domains because majority casinos have more than one domain. However, blocking all these domains wouldn't change anything because gamblers will always continue their gambling activities using various ways to have access to other casinos.

The fight to scrap these casinos will continue but there is no certainty that they’ll ever achieve their aim, but they will see the results of their efforts. Gamblers, most especially the addicted ones will always find a way to have access to online casinos without the government being able to enforce ban on all of them. This number is quite large which means they’ve really done a great job, but for this particular case, it will be a continuous one for them to keep fighting.

Yes, they cannot prevent those addicted gamblers from gambling because they will always find a way to do what you love doing, there have been many times that the government have tried to stop gambling in the country, but they have always failed because people always find another way to gamble.

When there was nothing like online gambling, the government could not stop physical gambling and they think they can stop an online gambling , no matter what they do people we always find a way.

I think the government should focus more in making everyone to gamble wisely or use what they can afford to lose to gamble, and they can achieve this by talking about on social media and TV shows or channels in their country.

[bakasabo]

I know the gambling industry is multi-billion-dollar and one of the top online industries, but do you think it's possible we have over 900k online casinos that include a mirror link?

Well, CoinMarketCap tracks over 60 million cryptocurrencies... Why can't we have over 900k online casinos?

If closed were 900k online casinos, then lets try to imagine how many casinos are left. Counting all legal and licensed casinos, as well as crypto and fiat casinos. I believe that we wont manage to count correct number, but it will be millions. World population is about 8 billions, among them how many could be gamblers? Whole calculation will be like 1 casino for every 100 persons (that is just a random number). I want to say that it seems unreal to have so many unique casinos if not every single person on earth gamble.

I dont think there are 900k casinos. In the article it was mentioned +900k addresses were blocked. I think there are only hundreds of casinos were really blocked, but to make it more scary they have calculated every single page of a casino. For example https://stake.com/ - that is first page, https://stake.com/casino/home - that is second page, https://stake.com/sports/home third blocked page and so on. They have counted every single link from every single casino, its mirror.

[Gost ms]

It's not possible for Thai government to block 900,000 casinos but they can block 900,000 domains because majority casinos have more than one domain. However, blocking all these domains wouldn't change anything because gamblers will always continue their gambling activities using various ways to have access to other casinos.

The fight to scrap these casinos will continue but there is no certainty that they’ll ever achieve their aim, but they will see the results of their efforts. Gamblers, most especially the addicted ones will always find a way to have access to online casinos without the government being able to enforce ban on all of them. This number is quite large which means they’ve really done a great job, but for this particular case, it will be a continuous one for them to keep fighting.

Yes, they cannot prevent those addicted gamblers from gambling because they will always find a way to do what you love doing, there have been many times that the government have tried to stop gambling in the country, but they have always failed because people always find another way to gamble.

When there was nothing like online gambling, the government could not stop physical gambling and they think they can stop an online gambling , no matter what they do people we always find a way.

I think the government should focus more in making everyone to gamble wisely or use what they can afford to lose to gamble, and they can achieve this by talking about on social media and TV shows or channels in their country.

It may not be possible to completely stop gambling, but it is possible to control gambling completely. If the government wants, they can bring gambling under control through strict measures. Some casinos will definitely be fined a lot and face severe punishment. If such a law is implemented on several casinos, then it is possible to control it completely.

If the government takes action on this issue first, then perhaps the most effective decision can be made. Stop the promotion of gambling in videos. Because children and girls can become addicted to gambling

[oll]

I know the gambling industry is multi-billion-dollar and one of the top online industries, but do you think it's possible we have over 900k online casinos that include a mirror link?

The Thai government claimed

Thailand blocked access to 945,075 web addresses associated with online gambling during the 2026 fiscal year, which ran from October 2025 to September 2026.
The majority of the blocks, over 835,000, were enforced through court orders, with an additional 109,868 URLs blocked in cooperation with digital platforms.

Thailand blocks 945,075 online gambling links in fiscal 2026

And is Thailand the only country that can trace and block over 900k links of online casinos?

I found your text a bit confusing, so I'll assume you meant 900,000 different links to online casinos, not unique online casinos. Good job, guys from Thailand, because this looks like more than just words, but a determined confrontation.
I remember they want to open a Bitcoin ETF on their national exchange, and that's also a plus, considering the government is doing some good things right now. Regarding casino mirror sites: it's long been known that if a casino has a link "online casino.1," then if it's deleted, scripts can create a website called "online casino.2," and so on. Especially since AI can now write code very quickly and monitor IT tasks and service statuses.

[Localhostspeed]

Thailand blocks 945,075 online gambling links in fiscal 2026

And is Thailand the only country that can trace and block over 900k links of online casinos?

If they say so, it's possible but more than 70% of the casino are going to be illegal and scam. The top casinos are not that many but since there are some that are not crypto based, we can't confirmed which one they ar talking about. It's also possible that many of the block casinos are not functioning anymore. If you check some casino on this forum, some of them are not going again, their domain has expired and they are not renew after.

Looking at this numbers, I can't doubt it even small. How many meme coins were created in the last 5 years, they are in millions and people put money in some to make money. If these kind of things are possible, casino also get funded by some people looking for ways to get quick money from them and some do turned out to be scam unfortunately. I do have a question though, blocking this casino, what about vpns access, some gamblers still use VPN to bypass the IP, it may not stop people from gambling.

[Crypto Library]

It may not be possible to completely stop gambling, but it is possible to control gambling completely. If the government wants, they can bring gambling under control through strict measures. Some casinos will definitely be fined a lot and face severe punishment. If such a law is implemented on several casinos, then it is possible to control it completely.

If the government takes action on this issue first, then perhaps the most effective decision can be made. Stop the promotion of gambling in videos. Because children and girls can become addicted to gambling

I actually have serious doubts about whether gambling can really be controlled in this digital age by simply blocking 945k casino URL links!!?

Because if I talk about the context in my country, then here too gambling is banned and we cannot access the links of many gambling sites, at the same time we can access them through mirror links. And besides, there are many casinos which are not difficult to access. Even in this country, where gambling is slickly prohibited, but we can see the millions of people playing online casino gambling on their mobile phones on the streets or in parks, and most of them are young people.

I think that by banning gambling in this case, the government only loses the opportunity to earn some revenue. If gambling is to be controlled now, it should be legalized and then brought within specific laws.

[traderethereum]

They blocked access to local online gambling which many people used. Or maybe the number is real according to their data because we don't know anything instead they release all of the casino websites they had. Besides that, we don't know how many online casinos but if that is true, the number is very big and that explain to us that many people getting a trap in gambling without they can get out easily.

[Perfectbaby]

Good work by the Thai government. However, this is only scratching the surface, as people will always find ways to bypass restrictions and hide their identities to access blocked online casinos. If the authorities also pursue and enforce the law to set a clear example, that's great then.

As for the reported 900,000+ casino links, i assume that number includes mirror domains and alternative/mirror urls belonging to the same casinos, rather than 900,000 individual operators. But who knows? I could not find any figures on the actual number of online casinos operating worldwide.

If they want to totally fight that is for them to also ban the use of vpn to access some site that are too sensitive or related to gambling site.
For the numbers of sites, don't you think that they could be referring to the total users that they had limited their access to the gambling sites?
It is not actually to block around 900k site just in the period or duration of 1 year.
This looks somehow unrealistic.

[YOSHIE]

And is Thailand the only country that can trace and block over 900k links of online casinos?

From the data I found in one other source, it states that Thailand does not have 900 thousand online casinos, this can be proven based on existing facts.

Facts about the number 900 thousand in Thailand

• Number of Links Blocked: Throughout the 2026 fiscal year (October 2025 to September 2026), the Thai government used artificial intelligence (AI) and police information to block a total of 945,075 links (URLs) related to online gambling.
• Not the Number of Operators: Thai authorities confirmed that the 945K figure counts the number of web pages or links filtered, not the number of independent websites or different casino operators. One illegal gambling operator can have thousands of alternative links so they are not easily blocked.
• Legal Remedies: Of the total blocked links, 835,207 links were closed through court orders, and the rest through direct collaboration with digital platforms.

Source: Thailand blocks 945,075 online gambling links in fiscal 2026

If you refer to the Gambling Law of 1935 regarding gambling in Thailand, it is clear that the law says there is no legal gambling operating there, it is clear that all of this refers to point number [1].

[laspol65]

The Thai government has blocked an estimated 900,000 casino platforms, the Thai government is trying to be very good for its people. But those who are addicted to gambling will find the source of gambling in some way or the other, many will try to find suitable links for gambling using VPN. Meanwhile, according to the current situation, there are more anonymous and famous gambling platforms all over the world, but in the current situation, even if the Thai government takes the right steps, it will be difficult to remove the shadow of gambling from the minds of its people.

[Z_MBFM]

The amount of links that the Thai government has blocked as gambling sites can be such an amount that all the mail domains, many mirror links, affiliate links, alternative links, etc. can be combined. However, from these, it cannot be said for sure how many online casinos are available. However, new casino sizes are constantly coming to the gambling market, so it can be said that the gambling industry is very large and there are several hundred thousand online casino sites. And its amount will increase many times in the future. The Thai government has really done a very good job. And the reason why the Thai government keeps these under strict surveillance is that there are many physical casinos in Thailand. If online casinos cannot be closed there, then their physical casino business industry will be affected and a lot of their country's money will go abroad. The Thai government is really doing a  good job.

[Swordsoffreedom]

The more important thing is the Public promotion of the government power to crush those who are running vices or something illegal.

However to me actual change brought about by exercising government power matter more than merely demonstrating power. Government might gain publicity by blocking thousand of domain. But if operator can easily launch new domain and same affiliate can provide new link to existing audience then impact of such enforcement on ordinary user will remain limited.

In my view, measuring success requires looking beyond just number of blocked URL. we must also consider action taken against repeat offender, shutting down of payment channel, tracing of illegal operator financial trail and extent to which repeat access has decreased. Player choice is certainly important. However if we assume that every user make decision with full understanding of risk, we risk overlooking issue like misleading promotion and exploitation of vulnerable gambler.

[lovesmayfamilis]

Basically they banned any links that can lead people into a casino. For me this shows how serious they are banning online casino on their country. The 900K number is very big, even if it is true that they banned all links that leads people to online casino, I think that this is a PR stunt where they show that they are willing to fight online casino even if they made another batch of new domains just to bypass the past ban wave.

There are many countries that are fighting these online casinos to operate on their countries including our country but the execution aren't right and just an half ass move just to show that they are doing something.

Countries are blocking gambling-related domains. This is becoming a popular destination. We regularly see these bans in one country or another. But for someone who is very addicted to gambling, all the prohibitions look pretty ridiculous. Do governments need to start blocking all VPNs now? Russia is trying very hard to ban all VPNs in the country, but not for gambling reasons, but there are no good results in this either. Therefore, it is difficult to prevent someone who really wants something with barriers. As they say: "I see the goal, I see no obstacles."