Sri Lanka blocks 24 major online betting sites amid illegal gambling crackdown

Sri Lanka has blocked access to some of the world’s largest online betting sites as part of a crackdown on unauthorised gambling, the Digital Economy Ministry said on Wednesday (Aug 5).

Online gambling is legal in Sri Lanka, but operators must register with the authorities and pay licence fees.

The government ordered local internet providers to bar access from Sri Lanka to 24 major gambling sites.

The authorities also warned Sri Lankans that investing in those sites was illegal.

The banned sites include stake.com, bet365.com, betway.com and 1xBet.com.

“All telecom service providers have been ordered to implement the ban with immediate effect,” the ministry said in a statement.

The blocked online betting sites:

1.        1xbet.com
   

2.        betway.com/en-lk
   

3.        22bet.com
   

4.        melbet.com
   

5.        unibet.com
   

6.        betfair.com
   

7.        dafabet.com
   

8.        bet365.com
   

9.        1win.com
   

10.      spinbetter.com
    

11.      10cric.com
    

12.      bc.game
    

13.      megapari.com
    

14.      pin-up.bet
    

15.      stake.com
    

16.      mostbet.com
    

17.      parimatch.com
    

18.      betwinner.com
    

19.      linebet.com
    

20.      4rabet.com
    

21.      rajabets.com
    

22.      dbbet.com
    

23.      coldbet.com
    

24.      WinWin
    

-With AFP Inputs