Gambling: Police helped to move hundreds of slot machines, says RTP spokesman

[rooster59]

Gambling: Police helped to move hundreds of slot machines, says RTP spokesman

 

Image: Thai Rath

 

A spokesman for the Royal Thai Police has admitted that officers at the Chok Chai station in Nakhon Ratchasima provided assistance in the moving of hundreds of video slot machines to a warehouse in Khon Kaen.

 

The high profile bust on January 19th was part of a nationwide crackdown on illegal gambling dens amid the spread of Covid-19.

 

Many have pointed to the active involvement of the Thai police in illegal gambling operations and this case will add fuel to that already considerable fire, notes Thaivisa.

 

The admission about the involvement of the Chok Chai police comes from the same man who led the raid on the Ban Non Sawan, Phra Lap, Muang district godown where 418 brand new and fully operational slot machines were uncovered.

 

The 40 million baht machines had been moved from Korat with the assistance of police said Pol Maj-Gen Yingyot Thepjamnong.

 

A disciplinary investigation is underway and transfers at the discretion of the provincial commander could follow, reported Thai Rath.

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

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[Thaiwrath]

3 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

A disciplinary investigation is underway and transfers at the discretion of the provincial commander could follow,

If that statement said "dismissals" instead of transfers, the Thai public would possibly have more faith in the R.T.P.

[colinneil]

Just now, rooster59 said:

The 40 million baht machines had been moved from Korat with the assistance of police said Pol Maj-Gen Yingyot Thepjamnong.

 

No matter how hard you tried you could never come up with something better than this, police helped move the machines, the busted the warehouse where they were stored, priceless.????????

[ChipButty]

Im waiting for the next news flash, 100's of slot machines have gone missing

[CharlieH]

Is that "moved" or just re-distributed ?

 

"the active involvement of the Thai police in illegal gambling operations"  

Anyone thats lived here for any length of time knows this is so true...555555

 

 

 

 

[FritsSikkink]

Transfers will help a lot to stop the problem

[Geoffggi]

49 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Transfers will help a lot to stop the problem

Either this or help spread the information on how it's done .........................LOL

[holy cow cm]

Gives a new meaning to One Armed Bandits.

[klauskunkel]

RTP = Royal Transfer Police

[MasterBaker]

yes, hit them all with transfers, serve a good example to others!

[gunderhill]

1 hour ago, FritsSikkink said:

Transfers will help a lot to stop the problem

So would a firing squad and be more  effective too.

[ThailandRyan]

As I first said when I read the initial OP days ago, I said that someone had been given information about a raid and had moved all of the machines in order to hide them.  Seems that The Plod moved them to save their gambling den and friends, but someone had a twinge of guilt and must have dimed off his bretheren....more inactive posts coming.  I wonder if that is why the new Building at MTT was built, in order to house the inactive government folks....well done I say, crime does pay...

[gwynt]

3 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

If that statement said "dismissals" instead of transfers, the Thai public would possibly have more faith in the R.T.P.

Note that the statement says"Could"follow not would.

[HarrySeaman]

4 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

If that statement said "dismissals" instead of transfers, the Thai public would possibly have more faith in the R.T.P.

It had to be transfers since those police are needed to move slot machines and other gambling equipment at a different location.

[RichardColeman]

4 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Muang district godown where 418 brand new and fully operational slot machines were uncovered.

Exactly how do you get 418 brand new slot machines into a country with nobody noticing ? Corrupt to the core

[wombat]

 ''Police helped to move hundreds of slot machines''

like many other TV members i am shocked

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Im waiting for the next news flash, 100's of slot machines have gone missing

To be found later operating in gambling dens to help police off-set their huge debts.

[ThailandRyan]

6 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

To be found later operating in gambling dens to help police off-set their huge debts.

As well as a few kg of a drug called fetanyl.....just saying

[hotchilli]

16 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

As well as a few kg of a drug called fetanyl.....just saying

Got to keep up the mortgage repayments and the monthly Merc bill.

[Eindhoven]

I think it is obvious to all that the ONLY reason why some things are branded illegal here, is to provide an income for public servants....or are they public servants? Maybe I have my terminology wrong. But I won't be correcting it, for obvious reasons.

[Dionigi]

The machine shown is a machine played by children in our local mall. Never seen an adult using one unless they bet on which player will win they are hardly gambling machines. Maybe have to ban xbox and playstation to clean up the country.

[mr mr]

simple really. they found out that the 270bn in debt could be wiped clean with the credits on those bad boys. 

[AlfHuy]

All machines safely relocated to the head office of"transferred police officer".

Will keep them busy.

[talahtnut]

And the contents of the machines somehow mysteriously lost in transit.

[metisdead]

A post with a trolling video has been removed. 

[Bangkok Barry]

7 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

If that statement said "dismissals" instead of transfers, the Thai public would possibly have more faith in the R.T.P.

 

I don't think anyone in Thailand has faith in the RTP. Why would they?

[Lacessit]

Hypocrisy writ large, about a week ago four women in the village were fined 2500 baht each for the heinous crime of playing cards.

Every Thai I know thinks of the police as enemies.

[Andycoops]

Not surprisingly Thailand has fallen another 3 places in the world corruption table just published, despite Uncle Toos 7 years of rule in which he promised to end it all, ho, ho ,ho.

Rotten to the core.

[sammieuk1]

Who was it that said no gambling dens in Thailand can't remember but he has a big watch ????

[Bundooman]

21 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

If that statement said "dismissals" instead of transfers, the Thai public would possibly have more faith in the R.T.P.

Exactly, Rooster.

Always 'suspended' or 'transferred' - never an act of discipline resulting in true punishment or consequences that they are so willing to mete out to the Thai public and foreigners. 

Therefore, if never punished, but sent somewhere else - there is nothing to stop these individuals from just continuing as they did before.

How can you have faith in an organisation such as the RTP?

Whatever they do or say, is construed as lip service , paving the way for every misdemeanor initiated by them, to magically disappear!

Disgraceful! And the buck goes straight back to the man at the top.