Gambling Regulatory Authority Act, No. 17 of 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe newly blocked platforms reportedly include more major international brands. All telecommunications service providers have been instructed to implement the blocking order immediately. However, authorities acknowledged that some users may still be able to access the websites through VPN services. The ministry reiterated that using unauthorised gambling websites is illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The latest action brings the total number of blocked gambling websites to 122<\/strong>, reinforcing Sri Lanka’s efforts to strengthen oversight of the regulated online gambling market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Some 122 gambling sites have been subject to blocking orders in less than a week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777033949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Sri Lanka's Ministry of Digital Economy has issued blocking orders against 122 gambling websites, including major international operators, for non-compliance with the Gambling Regulatory Authority Act, No. 17 of 2025. This action reinforces the nation's commitment to strengthening oversight of its online gambling market. Authorities acknowledge potential VPN circumvention but reiterate the illegality of using unauthorized platforms.","focusai_entities":"Ministry of Digital Economy","focusai_location":"Sri Lanka","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.8), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.8), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Sri Lanka Enforcement Impact","query":"What are the projected financial and operational impacts on major international iGaming operators previously active in Sri Lanka without local licensing, following these extensive blocking orders?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Efficacy","query":"How effective is Sri Lanka's Gambling Regulatory Authority Act, No. 17 of 2025, proving in establishing a controlled online gambling market, particularly given the acknowledged challenge of VPN circumvention?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,16334],"tags":[25294,25174,4138,24799],"class_list":["post-777045922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-block","tag-crackdown","tag-online-gambling","tag-sri-lanka"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777045922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777045922"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777045922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777045933,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777045922\/revisions\/777045933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777033949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777045922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777045922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777045922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}