webfact Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 122 gamblers and staff arrested at Ayutthaya casino Picture: Daily News Special forces from the department of public administration and the Bang Pa-In district chief descended on a casino being run in the area. The raid followed complaints to the government's Damrongtham body that the casino9 was breaking up families. The owner had boasted that he had the authorities in his pocket and was immune from prosecution. The casino in the Sinthiwa Thani area had been operating for a long time. It was in a one story air-con building encompassing 350 square meters. Outside were many cars and motorcycles. A sliding door was guarded. A team of sixty officers took part in the raid sealing all entrances. Picture: Daily News A total of 49 men and 73 women were arrested. Of these 94 were players and 28 described as hosts. There was one High-Low table, three "Seua Mangkorn" (Tiger Dragon) card games and four slot machines. Staff were exchanging cash for chips. Cash totalling 939,070 baht was seized. Records showed a daily turnover of 1.2 to 1.3 million baht. All those arrested were taken to the Bang Pa-In district office thence to the local police station for prosecution. The inquiry is being widened to catch the mastermind behind the operation. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2020-07-30 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 hours ago, webfact said: The inquiry is being widened to catch the mastermind behind the operation. I'm guessing that's the last we'll hear about this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mavideol Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 hours ago, webfact said: The owner had boasted that he had the authorities in his pocket and was immune from prosecution. that's nothing new, it should be easy to find out who they are..... by any chance, was the boss a Chinese 555 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted July 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2020 No mention of any dart boards or bridge tables busted then???? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post american2 Posted July 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2020 As gambling seems to be entrenched in most if not all Provences possibly the Government should legalize and reap the taxes. A legal "Casino" would make control and honesty of the gaming possible. I think the Lao and Cambodian casino's would not have so many Thai's going out of country then, keeping their Baht at home. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colabamumbai Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Casinos could save Thailand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 6 hours ago, webfact said: The owner had boasted that he had the authorities in his pocket and was immune from prosecution. Local BiB paid off again to turn a blind eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 3 hours ago, american2 said: As gambling seems to be entrenched in most if not all Provences possibly the Government should legalize and reap the taxes. A legal "Casino" would make control and honesty of the gaming possible. I think the Lao and Cambodian casino's would not have so many Thai's going out of country then, keeping their Baht at home. Why do you think that, out of all the countries in the region, only Thailand has no casinos? Because then the untouchable VIPs who lurk in the shadows, pull the strings and own the illegal ones would lose their billions. I imagine this particular owner upset someone even higher up the VIP chain and so a raid was arranged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murraynz Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 2 hours ago, Colabamumbai said: Casinos could save Thailand Would bring the chinese tourists,and help to sell some of the thousands of empty condos,but would be disasterous for local thai people getting addicted to gambling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfill Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 4 hours ago, american2 said: A legal "Casino" would make control and honesty of the gaming possible. As effectively as putting up speed limit signs on roads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trolling4warlords Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 One day Thai men are going to discover the greatest gambling table in the world, the stock market. Then families will truly see ruin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torturedsole Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 I'm sure it was still an enjoyable evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffggi Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 18 hours ago, Colabamumbai said: Casinos could save Thailand They could also destroy it ......!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydebolle Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 What actually happened to all those retired "dirty farang" who were "caught" playing bridge, booked and released on bail? It took a Khunying to explain to the BiB, that Bridge is an Olympic sport, which in turn was of little to no interest to the brown-dressed clowns in Pattaya. Just asking ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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