Casino busted: It was blatantly operating near major store - shuttle from Pattaya brought gamblers

[webfact]

Casino busted: It was blatantly operating near major store - shuttle from Pattaya brought gamblers

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A large scale casino was busted by protection agency personnel and DSI commandos yesterday in a depot in the shadow of a major shopping center in Rayong.

 

More than 100 gamblers were playing casino games like "Dragon Tiger" cards, Hi-Lo and slot machines using cash and chips. 

 

A DSI chief said it was operating openly and flagrantly - people were even bused in from Pattaya in shuttles to come and play. 

 

It had a turnover of 12 million baht a day. A total of 700,000 baht was seized yersterday. 

 

Unlike in previous busts not one person escaped the raid - DSI commandos surrounded the facility as the protection agency ascertained that their suspicions were not unfounded. 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A total of 106 gamblers and 12 staff were taken off to the Rayong town hall for processing. 

 

The police were then called to come and prosecute them. 

 

The local police were not involved in the bust apart from that - Thaivisa notes that gambling often takes place in connivance with local police turning a blind eye. 

 

It would not be surprising if transfers followed in this case as the inquiry is expanded. 

 

Those present were prosecuted for gambling, running a gambling operation and breaking Covid-19 rules. 

 

The casino was part of a group called RJ that was hounded out of Ubon Ratchathani in the north east only to set up elsewhere. 

 

Casinos and gambling operations exist all over Thailand with their location known to almost everyone. This one was operating in the shadow of Tesco Lotus Maptaphut branch in Muang district Rayong. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

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[petermik]

"it had a turnover of 12 million baht a day" I hope none of these gamblers were in the queues for food handouts......

[Hayduke]

27 minutes ago, webfact said:

Casino busted: It was blatantly operating near major store

 

Gee…that's absolutely astonishing. How could a gambling operation of this scale possibly escape notice for so long by the professional, conscientious, reliable, trustworthy, hard-working, honorable and 100% honest police force?

 

 

Edited June 11, 2020 by Hayduke

[Phuketshrew]

Another revenue stream for the BIB closed.

[Puchaiyank]

You do not open and operate a casino without getting approval...this is more likely a high level official takeover of the gambling business...from a less powerful corrupt "businessman"...

[steven100]

damn  !   .................  I don't mind the slot machines every now & then. ????

 

[thequietman]

59 minutes ago, Hayduke said:

 

Gee…that's absolutely astonishing. How could a gambling operation of this scale possibly escape notice for so long by the professional, conscientious, reliable, trustworthy, hard-working, honorable and 100% honest police force?

 

 

Dunno. ????

[fred110]

5 hours ago, petermik said:

"it had a turnover of 12 million baht a day" I hope none of these gamblers were in the queues for food handouts......

Just the losers, ????

[prakhonchai nick]

So they were hounded out of Ubon and set up in Rayong.  Clearly any penalties were insufficiently severe.

 

Why is a tariff of penalties not published so all who frequent these establishments know what will happen to them? This type of set-up warrants prison sentences. Out in my neck of the woods, where dominoes for a few baht is the highlight of most peoples lives, it is known they will be fined 1,000baht if caught. Wearing their mandatory village uniform, the Pa tung, it is somewhat difficult to flee

[natway09]

Move over ,,,,,,next

[natway09]

Who WAS the police commissioner of Rayong ?

The bling guy over there Sir

[off road pat]

7 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

You do not open and operate a casino without getting approval...this is more likely a high level official takeover of the gambling business...from a less powerful corrupt "businessman"...

Hm,...12.000.000 Thb per day,..???...probably a very high Businessman with many in-between's that will take the fall...

[Bangkok Barry]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Casinos and gambling operations exist all over Thailand with their location known to almost everyone.

And yet so few are raided. I wonder why ???? ????

[craighj]

Hmmm, yes, well.  Police were not informed beforehand ????????????

[hgma]

just before the 3000 bath holiday gift the business collapses with this owner.......12 ml mostly women , is there a new cash and carry in the pipeline

[Deli]

Either they forgot someone on the pay roll or in fact, someone better connected takes over the business. This amount of money the BiB's won't let go.

[pomchop]

10 hours ago, Puchaiyank said:

You do not open and operate a casino without getting approval...this is more likely a high level official takeover of the gambling business...from a less powerful corrupt "businessman"...

maybe mr red bull had a hand or two in it...he obviously will never be bothered with such silly notions as law 

[Burma Bill]

2 hours ago, off road pat said:

Hm,...12.000.000 Thb per day,..???...probably a very high Businessman with many in-between's that will take the fall...

Chinese?????

[Burma Bill]

As I have said on many previous occasions, the sign of things to come if gambling was made legal in Thailand for foreigners. like in Cambodia, Laos and Burma. All controlled by the CHINESE!!!

[hotchilli]

23 hours ago, webfact said:

The local police were not involved in the bust apart from that - Thaivisa notes that gambling often takes place in connivance with local police turning a blind eye. 

 

It would not be surprising if transfers followed in this case as the inquiry is expanded.

12 million a day I'd surmise they were paid off handsomely to look the other way... hence not being involved or notified of the raid !!

[Vincentraiss]

Well, this is actually classic.

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

On 6/11/2020 at 8:36 AM, webfact said:

The local police were not involved in the bust apart from that - Thaivisa notes that gambling often takes place in connivance with local police turning a blind eye. 

 

That fact probably also explains why none of the gamblers or the staff running the casino managed to escape from the raid -- which is what usually seems to happen when the local police are involved for some strange reason....

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

On 6/11/2020 at 8:36 AM, webfact said:

Casinos and gambling operations exist all over Thailand with their location known to almost everyone. This one was operating in the shadow of Tesco Lotus Maptaphut branch in Muang district Rayong. 

 

I was going to say, for a country where gambling except for the official lottery is SUPPOSEDLY illegal, Thailand sure seems to have A LOT of gambling going on...  And let's not even start talking about organized cock fighting bouts...

 

[dlclark97]

Why isn't the National Lottery not gambling?  Poor people all over the country spending their last baht on lottery tickets hoping against tremendous odds that they will someday win big.