Covid outbreak: No illegal casinos in Rayong, claims provincial police chief

[webfact]

Covid outbreak: No illegal casinos in Rayong, claims provincial police chief

 

 

Thai social media turned on Rayong's provincial police chief after he claimed there were no casinos in his province. 

 

Netizens said all you need to do was Google "bon Rayong" "บ่อนระยอง" and you will get your answer, reported Sanook

 

Pol Maj-Gen Papatchdej Ketpan was commenting after dozens of cases of Covid-19 were linked to an illegal casino.

 

A lawyer criticized his comments.

 

His claims reached the ears of the commander of the RTP, Pol Gen Suwat Chaengyodsuk who sent in the Region 2 commander to find out the truth and report back immediately Sunday.

 

Thaivisa notes that illegal casinos are known to most Thais and exist throughout the country. The latest claims are being treated with the same kind of derision as ones made a few years back that there was no prostitution. 

 

Sources: Sanook | Sanook

 

 

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[Thaiwrath]

No illegal casinos in Rayong, claims provincial police chief

He must think the whole population is stupid, if he expects them to believe him !

[AlfHuy]

Now I feel reassured and sleep better.

[AlfHuy]

Little typo.

 

Covid outbreak: No illegal casinos in Rayong, claims provincial police chief

 

They probably mean: "No legal casinos........

[bluesofa]

22 minutes ago, webfact said:

No illegal casinos in Rayong, claims provincial police chief

That must mean logically that either:

There aren't any

or

There are, but he's protecting them

or

He's trying not to lose face

or

He's not aware of what's going on in the province he's in charge of

 

[bluesofa]

2 minutes ago, AlfHuy said:

Little typo.

 

Covid outbreak: No illegal casinos in Rayong, claims provincial police chief

 

They probably mean: "No legal casinos........

Yeah, perhaps he said, "There are no all-legal casinos"

[OneMoreFarang]

I am sure he authorized it. But does that make it legal? 

[colinneil]

10 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thai social media turned on Rayong's provincial police chief after he claimed there were no casinos in his province. 

Of course he is going to say no illegal casinos, as there is no way he is going to say different, as it would affect the flow of under the table monies.

[darksidedog]

I haven't laughed so much since the idiot in charge of Pattaya made the same local claim about prostitution.

[Phuketshrew]

Maybe if they are run by the BIB that makes them legal?

[Sametboy2019]

https://hilight.kapook.com/view/209762

 

Not what it says here

 

[Damrongsak]

Police chief "Pencil neck" Papatchdej singing "We no see here". 

[transam]

I wonder who is worried about their monthly donation....Hmmmm, reminds me of a bloke who didn't know Chang paid him 50,000bht a month for advice....

[Bender Rodriguez]

everybody is paying on time, so there is NO PROBLEM

[AlfHuy]

56 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

I haven't laughed so much since the idiot in charge of Pattaya made the same local claim about prostitution.

He meant: "No trostipution inTappaya"

[AlfHuy]

5 minutes ago, transam said:

I wonder who is worried about their monthly donation....Hmmmm, reminds me of a bloke who didn't know Chang paid him 50,000bht a month for advice....

It was probably so little that it didn't appear between the millions collected each month.

[PatOngo]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Thai social media turned on Rayong's provincial police chief after he claimed there were no casinos in his province. 

What are the odds of that? I'd almost bet he was stretching the truth!

[Natai Beach]

Well, he was using present tense. 
Any illegal casinos open in Rayong currently? 

 

Just an empty building now. Nothing here, move along now.

Growing up in Melbourne in the eighties I often attended two up games with dad, everyone knew an SP bookie, and it was no secret that casinos operated in Chinatown, and in Brunswick and Carlton. 

 

No big deal.  The Aussie coppers denied that also. 
 

And the illegal brothels were not exactly anonymous, with a red light out the front. 
 

A legal casino has since opened, people can bet with bookies online now and brothels legalised.

 

 

[4MyEgo]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The latest claims are being treated with the same kind of derision as ones made a few years back that there was no prostitution. 

 

[AlfHuy]

3 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

Well, he was using present tense. 
Any illegal casinos open in Rayong currently? 

 

Just an empty building now. Nothing here, move along now.

Growing up in Melbourne in the eighties I often attended two up games with dad, everyone knew an SP bookie, and it was no secret that casinos operated in Chinatown, and in Brunswick and Carlton. 

 

No big deal.  The Aussie coppers denied that also. 
 

And the illegal brothels were not exactly anonymous, with a red light out the front. 
 

A legal casino has since opened, people can bet with bookies online now and brothels legalised.

 

 

He is just inspecting a building which could be suitable.

Size, location.

He gets soon the decorators in an a "shrimp" section for the Ch. clientele.

[Jeffr2]

 

[Oldie]

The story was that some people got Covid in a casino in Rayong. But if casinos do not exist perhaps Covid doesn't exist too. One more conspiracy theory now? 

[Natai Beach]

3 minutes ago, Oldie said:

The story was that some people got Covid in a casino in Rayong. But if casinos do not exist perhaps Covid doesn't exist too. One more conspiracy theory now? 

They were only playing bridge

[AlfHuy]

1 minute ago, Natai Beach said:

They were only playing bridge

Friendship bridge.

Unfortunately at the wrong location.????

[ThailandRyan]

8 minutes ago, Oldie said:

The story was that some people got Covid in a casino in Rayong. But if casinos do not exist perhaps Covid doesn't exist too. One more conspiracy theory now? 

So is it Fake news then, if so Prawit needs to step in and make the arrest of the provisional chief and then the media, maybe even the Big guy himself at the top.  Wonder if the provincial police chief will be sent to Yala, or if he has enough money in his account to pay for that inactive post sitting in Prayuts office polishing boots and making Luis Vuitton masks from the Good PM's old silk shirts. 

[bluesofa]

7 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

They were only playing bridge

[ChipButty]

There is an illegal gambling den in every Tamboon in Thailand

[Natai Beach]

1 minute ago, ChipButty said:

There is an illegal gambling den in every Tamboon in Thailand

And even more common in Rayong.

Five years ago I was at an “illegal” card game “Len pai” in Amata City Rayong with my girlfriend at the time who was also an illegal lottery “huay” seller who used to pay the local coppers 3,000 per month. 

 

Coppers raided, recognized my girlfriend, made the others pay 500 each but let me and her go unfined.

 

It was all in good spirits. 

[bodga]

2 hours ago, AlfHuy said:

Now I feel reassured and sleep better.

I "bet" ya  dont

[ChouDoufu]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Covid outbreak: No illegal casinos in Rayong, claims provincial police chief

 

I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!