Gamdom Hack: Casino Back Online, but Loss Total Still Unclear
Gamdom announced its return on October 16, while the founder’s reported loss and an analyst estimate remain unreconciled.
Gamdom announced its return on October 16, but the loss total from the Gamdom hack remains unclear. Founder Felix Romer reported just over $3 million lost, while investigator vxdb’s breakdown, reported by Bitcoin.com, suggests about $4.2 million.

KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE
- Reopening: Gamdom announced its return on October 16, 2026.
- Reported loss: Just over $3 million, according to founder Felix Romer.
- Analyst estimate: About $4.2 million from vxdb’s breakdown, reported by Bitcoin.com.
- Player assurance: Gamdom said user funds were safe on October 14.
What happened in the Gamdom hot wallet breach?
Gamdom’s October 13 outage notice preceded a fuller disclosure the next day. The operator said it had discovered an unauthorized connection on an automation server while investigating a possible disk failure, then taken all systems offline. The statement did not establish that the disk issue caused the breach.
On October 14, Romer reported the loss, said remaining hot-wallet assets had been moved to cold storage and expected services to return within a couple of hours. An October 15 update said restoration was taking longer. Gamdom’s reopening announcement followed at 00:34 UTC on October 16.
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Chain record · EtherscanSingle transfer recorded on Etherscan
A sampled on-chain transfer, not the incident’s start time or independently proven theft.
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Operator statement · GamdomSite reported offline
Gamdom publicly says the site is offline.
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Operator statement · GamdomUnauthorized connection disclosed
Gamdom describes a possible disk failure, an unauthorized automation-server connection and a protective shutdown. It says user funds are safe.
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Founder statement · Felix RomerJust over $3m reported lost
Romer says remaining hot-wallet funds were moved to cold storage.
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Analyst estimate · vxdb, reported by Bitcoin.comAbout $4.2m estimated
vxdb posts a rounded breakdown by chain group totaling approximately $4.2 million.
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Founder update · Felix RomerRestoration takes longer
Romer says bringing services back needs more time.
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Operator statement · GamdomReopening announced
Gamdom announces that it is back online.
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Operator statement · GamdomMaintenance credits announced
Gamdom says maintenance-period deposits were credited and Gamdom Originals bets placed during maintenance were paid 2×.
Statement times mark publication, not necessarily when actions occurred. They do not establish the exact outage duration or response delay. The Etherscan record does not independently establish who controls the addresses.
Why the Gamdom loss total is still unclear
Romer’s “just over $3m” statement is the operator’s account of its loss. Bitcoin.com reported that vxdb’s chain breakdown implies approximately $4.2 million across Ethereum-compatible networks, Solana, Bitcoin and Tron. The figure comes from one analyst’s rounded breakdown; repeated coverage does not provide another independent estimate.
The reviewed sources do not explain why the figures differ or establish whether they use the same valuation time or cover the same transfers.
The founder’s reported loss. No exact number or valuation method was disclosed.
Felix Romer, Gamdom founder
Single-source claim · unreconciledA rounded estimate from one analyst’s breakdown by chain group.
vxdb, reported by Bitcoin.com
Single analyst origin · unreconciledA subset of monitored balances. This is neither the theft total nor a measure of all reserves.
FairGambling, cited by Bitcoin.com
Single tracker origin · partial coverageThe reviewed record does not establish why the two loss figures differ. Romer also announced moves to cold storage; these have not been matched against every change in tracked balances.
Bitcoin.com, citing FairGambling, separately reported that monitored balances fell from about $10.5 million on October 12 to about $76,000 on October 13. That is a different measure from either loss figure, not the amount stolen.
What Gamdom’s reopening means for players
Gamdom’s October 14 statement said, “User funds are safe.” Dyutam did not independently verify customer balances or whether withdrawals were processing normally after reopening.
A later October 16 notice said deposits made during maintenance had been credited. It also said:
“All bets that were placed on Gamdom originals while we were under maintenance have been paid out 2x.”
— Gamdom, October 16, 2026
The notice covers those maintenance activities; it does not establish wider reimbursement for theft losses.
For a pending withdrawal, Gamdom’s help center directs players to check transaction status and contact support where needed. Its security guidance warns about personal social-media accounts posing as staff and soliciting deposits. Players can also review the relevant license, withdrawal terms and complaint route; those checks do not certify an operator’s solvency.
What remains unknown
As of October 18, the sources reviewed by Dyutam contained no independently reconciled public loss accounting or detailed operator post-mortem. The full intrusion mechanism and an independently established attacker identity also remain absent from that record.
The separate September 2026 Duelbits incident provides recent casino-security context, but the reviewed evidence establishes no shared attacker. For Gamdom, the next material update would be a fuller incident account or a loss reconciliation that explains how each figure was calculated.
FAQs
How much did Gamdom lose in the hack?
Founder Felix Romer reported losing just over $3 million. Investigator vxdb’s breakdown, reported by Bitcoin.com, suggests about $4.2 million. The sources reviewed by Dyutam do not reconcile those figures.
Is Gamdom back online?
Gamdom announced it was back online at 00:34 UTC on October 16, 2026. Dyutam did not independently verify whether withdrawals were processing normally after reopening.
Did Gamdom say player funds were safe?
Gamdom said user funds were safe in its October 14 incident statement. That assurance is an operator claim; an independent reconciliation of customer balances was not located in the reviewed sources.
What maintenance credits did Gamdom announce?
Gamdom’s October 16 notice said deposits made during maintenance had been credited and Gamdom Originals bets placed during maintenance had been paid out 2x. The notice did not describe any wider reimbursement.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- The operator announced a return on October 16. That status does not independently establish every customer’s withdrawal outcome.
- The loss total remains unreconciled. Romer reported just over $3 million; vxdb’s breakdown, reported by Bitcoin.com, suggests about $4.2 million.
- Maintenance credits have a defined scope. Gamdom’s notice covered maintenance-period deposits and Gamdom Originals bets placed during maintenance.
Sources
- October 13 outage announcement — Gamdom
- October 14 incident disclosure and player-fund assurance — Gamdom
- October 14 loss disclosure — Felix Romer
- October 15 restoration update — Felix Romer
- October 16 reopening announcement — Gamdom
- October 16 maintenance-deposit and Originals notice — Gamdom
- Crypto Casino Gamdom Goes Dark After $3 Million Wallet Hack — Bitcoin.com, including its reporting of FairGambling’s monitored balances
- October 13 transaction record — Etherscan
- Where is my withdrawal? — Gamdom Help Center
- Guidance on accounts posing as Gamdom staff — Gamdom Help Center



