Big Joke smashes Chinese poker casino in Klong Toei - 58 arrests/700 million turnover

 

Image: Daily News

 

A police raid led by crime buster Pol Maj Gen Surachet Hakpal arrested 58 Chinese nationals running casino operations in a upmarket tower block in Klong Toei, Bangkok. 

 

In the raid on two sections of the PS Tower yesterday evening a large cache of evidence in the form of computers, notebooks, phones and account books was recovered. 

 

Suspicions were aroused when a lot of Chinese people were seen working at two companies - and they hardly every went out, reported Daily News. 

 

They were taking bets on 20 different card games popular with Chinese people. One was poker. Bets were taken in China and transferred using Union Pay and We Chat said Maj Gen Surachet who was working with other Thai authorities and Chinese tech police. 

 

Both raids were on companies operating on the 13th floor. In the first in the suite of rooms numbered 36/39 there was panic among the Chinese workers present when the police entered. 

 

They tried to flee but all 22 were arrested. There were 17 men and 5 women taking bets under the name of Sapvinchi Technology Co Ltd.

 

Nearby in suite 36/40 at the offices of Sool El Technology Co Ltd a further 36 arrests of Chinese people were made. These comprised 28 men and eight women. 

 

All those working in the building were on tourist visas. 

 

Surachet said there was a Filipino boss called Steve and other Filipino managers though these were not mentioned in the arrests yesterday. 

 

Turnover of the businesses that had caused economic damage to the Chinese was 700 million baht. Bets were taken on the www.Tiyo.com site. 

 

Next step is to get to the Thai people who the Chinese used to register the names of the bogus companies.

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

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legalize gambling here and use the money to improve the education system and to take care of the elderly. 

45 minutes ago, from the home of CC said:

legalize gambling here and use the money to improve the education system and to take care of the elderly. 

Legalised gambling even in the west results in large numbers of addicts who ruin themselves and their families.

 

To do it here would simply result in most of the country bankrupting themselves. Even with gambling being illegal here, hardly a day goes by without hearing of some Thai or another who has got themselves into massive debt through gambling. Thais have little self-control.

51 minutes ago, from the home of CC said:

legalize gambling here and use the money to improve the education system and to take care of the elderly. 

Can I have a bottle of what you've been drinking.

(sorry!)

 

4 minutes ago, KittenKong said:

Legalised gambling even in the west results in large numbers of addicts who ruin themselves and their families.

 

To do it here would simply result in most of the country bankrupting themselves. Even with gambling being illegal here, hardly a day goes by without hearing of some Thai or another who has got themselves into massive debt through gambling. Thais have little self-control.

They're gambling anyways, legal or not. But you could set it up like Singapore and make it restrictive to locals, give Macau a run for its money.

A Filipino boss called Steve should be easy to catch for BJ unless he has changed his name ?!

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Next step is to get to the Thai people who the Chinese used to register the names of the bogus companies.

 

One small step for BJ, one giant step for Thainess.

They could legalize it , just like the Thai lottery .  In Europe many countries has a license from the government  , and the profit from it goes back to finance education and sport activities.  

But in Thailand it will probably go into someones private pockets instead. 

 

Edited July 28, 20187 yr by balo

He keeps clear of the Army ones that we all know dont exist.


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Like I´ve always said. It´s nice to have a good BJ taking care of business when you need one.

4 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

legalize gambling here and use the money to improve the education system and to take care of the elderly. 

I'm sure many of us know at least two elderly who lack a little education, except when it comes to take advantage of money gained from legal gambling. The older one may even admit: "well, it was about time."

4 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

legalize gambling here and use the money to improve the education system and to take care of the elderly. 

I agree,Any place you find Chinese you will find gambling..The elements here that strongly oppose legalizing gambling are the big wheels in the government and their cronies that would not profit like they do now.There are actual full run casinos in down town Bangkok in areas that the cops fear to go.

5 hours ago, balo said:

They could legalize it , just like the Thai lottery .  In Europe many countries has a license from the government  , and the profit from it goes back to finance education and sport activities.  

But in Thailand it will probably go into someones private pockets instead. 

 

We don't care to finance education. Education institutions are just a brainwashing organisation to support marxism. 99% of teatchers are socialists or communists.

8 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

legalize gambling here and use the money to improve the education system and to take care of the elderly. 

While this would seem the logical choice, remember where you are.

 

My Thai gf explained it to me like this: A Thai will go to the temple where the monk will give them a prediction of good luck that day. Being a superstitious culture, they will go out and literally bet the farm - and the odds, being what they are, most of them will lose.

8 hours ago, KittenKong said:

Legalised gambling even in the west results in large numbers of addicts who ruin themselves and their families.

 

To do it here would simply result in most of the country bankrupting themselves. Even with gambling being illegal here, hardly a day goes by without hearing of some Thai or another who has got themselves into massive debt through gambling. Thais have little self-control.

And so what, what you do with your own money it’s your choice, it’s not the government job to tell me what I can and can’t. You certainly are one of those that simply want control on everything, let me ask you a question, do you care about how other people live their life ? as long as it’s not affecting you of course.

 

In Cambodia gambling is legal,but I don’t think their is much problems there or in the Philippines.

 

live your own life and other live theirs and stop put your nose into others business.

I've been chased by the best of them, and son, you make 'em look like they're all runnin' in slow motion. I just wanna say that

My goodness..he's at it again!

 

A sort of Thai supersomtam person...

 

But what happened to the female captain-the one who appeared to have some brains?

 

Redundant?Inactive posting?

Edited July 28, 20187 yr by Odysseus123

10 hours ago, balo said:

They could legalize it , just like the Thai lottery .  In Europe many countries has a license from the government  , and the profit from it goes back to finance education and sport activities.  

But in Thailand it will probably go into someones private pockets instead. 

 

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 "But in Thailand it will probably go into someones private pockets instead"

But in Thailand it will probably go into someones private pockets instead. 

 

11 hours ago, rooster59 said:

All those working in the building were on tourist visas. 

 

Guess Chinese tourism is gonna take another hit on this one. 

 

Hope you enjoyed your stay in Thailand.  Welcome to the deportation express.

 

Edited July 28, 20187 yr by TallGuyJohninBKK

3 hours ago, 1dayumay said:

And so what, what you do with your own money it’s your choice, it’s not the government job to tell me what I can and can’t. You certainly are one of those that simply want control on everything, let me ask you a question, do you care about how other people live their life ? as long as it’s not affecting you of course.

Yes, I do care. That's why I think that these extremely stupid people should be prevented from putting their families at risk, which they certainly would do given half a chance. What they do to themselves is of much less concern to me.

 

As for "having control", I'm not in the slightest bit interested in that.

which one is the joke, caption don't say, I presume the red badge beret guy, though guy on the right is bigger

On 7/28/2018 at 9:59 AM, from the home of CC said:

legalize gambling here and use the money to improve the education system and to take care of the elderly. 

After decades of denying nzders the right to choose to gamble it was finally legalized. Shock and horror. The sky didn't fall down and the whole of nz didn't become gambling addicts. 

With full respect to the work  and the impressive group photos with the diversity of uniforms...could we please have in the group potos some female police hotties in tight uniforms on the forthcomming raids please ? ?

33 minutes ago, observer90210 said:

With full respect to the work  and the impressive group photos with the diversity of uniforms...could we please have in the group potos some female police hotties in tight uniforms on the forthcomming raids please ? ?

You feeling horny again ?