Two men arrested for operating illegal gambling using slot machines

By Thai PBS

 

 

Two men have been arrested in Chiang Rai’s Muang district by police and military personnel on charges of operating illegal gambling through slot machines which look like karaoke juke boxes.

 

A combined force of police and military officers raided a shop in Tantichai market in Muang district after a tipoff that the shop had installed several slot machines which were modified to look like karaoke juke boxes to distract police attention.

The raiding officials found the shopkeeper, identified as Arkor Chemue, 58, in the shop, 196 chips and 2,085 baht cash. He was booked on charge of operating illegal gambling.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/two-men-arrested-operating-illegal-gambling-using-slot-machines/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-03-12

2 hours ago, webfact said:

He was booked on charge of operating illegal gambling.

height of hypocrisy; gambling is illegal in thailand but the govt's biggest money-maker is a self-sponsored lottery

Hardly an international oddity, a lot of countries have a government lottery yet control some other forms of gambling. 

Have a look what happens at at least one border crossing.