snoop1130 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 16 nabbed for running online gambling sites By The Nation Police on Wednesday launched a coordinated crackdown on online gambling sites across six provinces. Of the 22 suspects, 16 were arrested for alleged links to sbotded.com, sbolucky666.com, sbohero888.com and sure999.com – which reportedly provided people a chance to bet online. “Their [the websites] combined cash flow is over Bt300 million,” Pol Lt-General Surachate Hakparn said yesterday in his capacity as chief of Thailand’s Action Taskforce for Information Technology Crime Suppression. Surachate himself led the raid into a condo in Bangkok, where one of the suspects offering these online services was believed to be based. Of the three suspects arrested at the condo, one told police he was paid up to Bt15,000 a month for finding online gamblers and arranging their credit line. “All 16 suspects today face gambling and money-laundering charges,” Surachate said, adding that he will nudge the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) to proceed with asset seizure. “We will investigate further to nail down the masterminds,” he said. Surachate also warned Net idols and celebrities against advertising online gambling websites after receiving reports that some entertainment figures were engaging in such advertisements. “If you don’t stop, you will face legal action too,” he warned. According to Surachate, his agency has already brought down 748 websites for operating online gambling and 36 others for violating intellectual property laws. “We have lodged complaints against 74 suspects in 41 cases, and already frozen 149 related bank accounts,” he added. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30363246 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-01-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy723 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I use to play poker for fun with play money at partypoker.com until the 9th. of Jan when Thailand took it off line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy723 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I really like playing poker for fun with play money and there was no harm or crime and it was good to play when the weather was to hot to go out side. I have been living in Thailand for 12 years now and when my retirement visa is up for renewal I will be money to Cambodia where most of my farang friends have moved to. With the cost of everything going up here and the baht going down and the police taking away all your harmless fun it is not a good place to live now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 BJ is looking SJ (smug joke) in the photo and surely wants to get on with the asset seizure pronto???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Be a bad boy in Thailand, then get a quality face mask from the cops for free... ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StayinThailand2much Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 25 minutes ago, randy723 said: I use to play poker for fun with play money at partypoker.com until the 9th. of Jan when Thailand took it off line. I heard, Thailand wants to be 'The Hub of Boredom'. Currently only on rank 3, the government is trying very hard to outdo No. 1 and 2 (Islamic State, Iran)... ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugon Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 The penalty for gambling is very low, if it even gets to court. Never heard of anyone being done for online gambling, as it is legal if done on a foreign site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugon Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 23 hours ago, randy723 said: I use to play poker for fun with play money at partypoker.com until the 9th. of Jan when Thailand took it off line. I used to play until 2017 when they took it off. they must have put it back on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4evermaat Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 On 1/30/2019 at 8:28 PM, snoop1130 said: “Their [the websites] combined cash flow is over Bt300 million,” Pol Lt-General Surachate Hakparn said yesterday in his capacity as chief of Thailand’s Action Taskforce for Information Technology Crime Suppression. Yeah. So where will this money go now? ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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