"Swoop" in and just do your job on things that are real concerns 

My brain hurts! Firstbridge now darts.

Seems like you can gamble on pretty much anything?

 

Muay Thai fighters, elephant polo, fish, chickens. Assume these are all "certified"?

 

And tell me again who operates the local district/tambon casino?

 

 

 

Mon dieu.........quelle horreur, now the pesky tourists are again causing the downturn in Thailands perceived prestige as a Tourist haven. Gambling laws being broken by dart Players. if you did not read it you would not believe it. Those officials must rank alongside the INEXPERIENCED Major General in the stakes for being the most idiotic. 

Just when you suspected they could not be any sillier they surprise us with shit like this, what a joke. 

What you do when you want to be repressive and too ill trained to see real problems...of all the life threats in Thailand this has got to rate right down at the bottonm. 

Excellence in silly governance

? I’m still thinking that the bridge club fiasco was more of a low point

 

????? so expect more madness as they try to eclipse that benchmark.

Most idiotic thing I ever saw that is.

Just when you suspected they could not be any sillier they surprise us with shit like this, what a joke. 

Reminds me of the requirement for a TV license in Britain


Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app

19 hours ago, webfact said:

Officials Swoop In To Seize Unregistered Dartboards

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

  

Image: ann-dabney / Flickr

 

BANGKOK — The national darts association said pubs and sport bars that wish to offer the sport must register their equipment lest they be confiscated by local authorities.

 

The warning came amid complaints from establishment owners in Pattaya that they are being targeted by officials demanding dart permits. Thailand Dart Association chairman Vichai Govindani said the crackdown is supported by a 83-year-old law that lists darts, bingo and numerous other sports as gambling.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2018/03/13/officials-swoop-in-to-seize-unregistered-dartboards/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-03-13

The stupidity of all this is bloody unbelievable. Haven't the officials got something better to do than this. What's next, license required for tables and chairs, toilet roll holders, pictures on the wall and so on until every glass in the bar will have to have its own rego number. Pleeeeees wake up and get on with doing something that might benefit someone. Requiring registration for all dogs might be a start, would perhaps prevent rabies which is almost unknown in most western countries.

I have read some absolute belters that are released by different 'Ministries' or 'Departments' here, but this is easily one of the most ridiculous I have ever seen. 

 

A dartboard <deleted> 

They should spend there days raiding Thai properties where there is wide spread gambling only a few days ago I witnessed a card school of around 12 Thais playing cards and gambling one of them was dressed in what looked like a police uniform.

 

It's ok, I know where to get another one!

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Officials Swoop In To Seize Unregistered Dartboards

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

  

Image: ann-dabney / Flickr

 

BANGKOK — The national darts association said pubs and sport bars that wish to offer the sport must register their equipment lest they be confiscated by local authorities.

 

The warning came amid complaints from establishment owners in Pattaya that they are being targeted by officials demanding dart permits. Thailand Dart Association chairman Vichai Govindani said the crackdown is supported by a 83-year-old law that lists darts, bingo and numerous other sports as gambling.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2018/03/13/officials-swoop-in-to-seize-unregistered-dartboards/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-03-13

Darts. Sport????????????????????????????????????????????

On 12/03/2018 at 3:54 PM, geoffphuket said:

News today, forgotten tomorrow... next

24 hour crackdown.

On 12/03/2018 at 4:18 PM, Darcula said:

 

Is it as difficult to get as a Connect Four license?

 "play the popular pastime".  Pastime. Now, that's more like it, all the fat bellies bending their elbow. 

On 12/03/2018 at 4:40 PM, worgeordie said:

Cards,Dartboards, that must mean the Domino's

will be next on the list,followed quickly by Tiddlywinks.

regards worgeordie

What about snakes and ladders?

On 12/03/2018 at 5:12 PM, Thechook said:

Woooh, that was close and glad they nipped this horrendous game in the butt before it got out of control.  Busted the elderly playing bridge earlier and I hear Chess Players are next in Thailand's sights followed by soccer players.   Prayuth is really cleaning the place up

No! Not soccer players, football is a sport.

On 12/03/2018 at 7:27 PM, NewbieMe2018 said:

Have you seen how they drive?Dont you think Tiddlywinks hurt their brains so?

Brains?????????????????

5 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

No! Not soccer players, football is a sport.

Yes, a money sport.....

Bingo !   right up there with prostitution and narcotics.......

On 12/03/2018 at 7:35 PM, Odysseus123 said:

In my time I have seen cards,dominoes tiddlywinks,yodelling,yawping,beer pretties,humping and virtually everything else banned.

 

Fun place,innit?

What's happened to the 24 hour crackdowns?

I live next door to a casino, it's owned of course by a local cop who owns the restaurant opposite........ Not being Thai i don't have the grass up nature, but i must admit it would be nice........

On 13/03/2018 at 7:23 AM, kwak250 said:

Can i still pay 20 baht for 5 darts at the fairs to pop balloons and win a teddy bear?

100 baht for 1 dart for the large bear

Maybe the pubs need to hang balloons up for there darts league?

I know where there are plenty of balloons.

6 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

What's happened to the 24 hour crackdowns?

They're playing Bridge...

Well, they might as well ban all the cocks (the animals I mean ) from the country, since cock fighting and gambling seems to be one of the main pastimes for Thai farmers all over Thailand. Not to mention muay Thai... 

What about the bargirls,? 

 

Surely that is the biggest gamble in any bar... 

 

Paying a lady money, and taking a gamble on the outcome. lol. 

 

 

Just now, dallen52 said:

What about the bargirls,? 

 

Surely that is the biggest gamble in any bar... 

 

Paying a lady money, and taking a gamble on the outcome. lol. 

 

 

No, unless the customer is a social misfit who looks like an easy mark.

Wow, I wonder what else they will ban before we arrive for our holidays this summer. Real party poopers running things. 

58 minutes ago, dallen52 said:

What about the bargirls,? 

 

Surely that is the biggest gamble in any bar... 

 

Paying a lady money, and taking a gamble on the outcome. lol. 

Even more risky is paying everything up front on your credit card; which some poor TVForum member did recently.