Picture: Naew Na

 

Nong Prue station chief Pol Col Chitdecha Songhong and his subordinates formed a raiding party that went to a pool villa in the area after information received about illegal gambling and gathering in contravention of Covid-19 rules. 

 

At the five bedroom villa in the main hall they found 13 women and three men playing cards on the floor. 

 

They were engaging in the game of Pok Deng, a simple Thai gambling game. 

 

A pack of cards and markers were taken into evidence along with an unspecified quantity of cash, reported Naew Na.

 

The media reported that the gamblers were moving from house to house in an attempt to avoid arrest. They had rented the pool villa and were all arrested yesterday late afternoon. 

 

The gamblers said it was their habit to bring around 100,000 baht each to the party to gamble with.

 

They were all taken away and booked with illegal gambling and breaking the emergency decree regulations. 

 

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1.6 million. A good nights work and a nice little earner for the BIB.

Return the money to their wives or girlfriends while they are incarcerated...in short order the gambling will die out for lack of funds.

I wonder who grassed them up and what their spotter's fee will be.

1 hour ago, fondue zoo said:

I wonder who grassed them up and what their spotter's fee will be.

Possibly too much, that's why the total amount recovered by the police is not mentioned ............LOL

Miss the texas holdem nights in Naklua, 100k buy in there as well.

What's the odds that the 'rat' was someone playing the game and lost, then phoned the police and made a deal to get some of their cash back.   Since they were all inside a villa any noise would not disturb the neighbours so gotta be a mole on the inside I think.   

2 hours ago, Phuketshrew said:

1.6 million. A good nights work and a nice little earner for the BIB.

Without urban myth hogwash, how is "an earner" for the police?

2 minutes ago, James105 said:

What's the odds that the 'rat' was someone playing the game and lost, then phoned the police and made a deal to get some of their cash back.   Since they were all inside a villa any noise would not disturb the neighbours so gotta be a mole on the inside I think.   

Jesus...

Forget the cards there's a 4 to 1 inda house????

2 hours ago, tonray said:

Return the money to their wives or girlfriends while they are incarcerated...in short order the gambling will die out for lack of funds.

There were 13 women and 3 men gambling.

Police were tipped off by nearby residents complaining about the constant and loud cries of ' SNAP ! '

53 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

There were 13 women and 3 men gambling.

Strip Jack (or Jill) Naked seems the way to go.

2 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Jesus...

No, Jesus was a good man. He would not grass......????

 

Come to my village anyday, many locals, police and amphur officials can be found

2 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Jesus...

no JUDAS

The Thai girls are just mad for this...........my wife used to deal for a group of Thai girls in Germany.........they would play for more 24 hours at a stretch (at my house, which was annoying)..........thousands of Euros changed hands as many had married into wealth and though nothing of winning/losing up to 10,000 on a night,.......

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The gamblers said it was their habit to bring around 100,000 baht each to the party to gamble with.

Some are obviously not affected by Covid.

Not just cards, neighbors husband just lost 100k baht on cock fighting, again. He'll be sleeping outside tonight ????

21 hours ago, webfact said:

they found 13 women and three men playing cards on the floor. 

They weren't playing cards.

31 minutes ago, mikebell said:

They weren't playing cards.

Headline says cards, picture shows playing cards, so what were they?

4 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Headline says cards, picture shows playing cards, so what were they?

 

Pin the tail on the Donkey perhaps.

22 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Without urban myth hogwash, how is "an earner" for the police?

I know it is despicable to think or say that Thai police are corrupt, next they will accuse the Government of being corrupt. ????????

23 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Headline says cards, picture shows playing cards, so what were they?

It's a euphemism.

 

Thai lady:              'Send money for eat teeruk." 

 

Stupid farang:      "I send 100,000 baht last week."

 

Thai lady:                "I hungry teeruk."

 

Stupid farang:        "Ok. I send tomorrow."  

 

                                  ????