Betting crackdown on Euro 2020 continues - raids in Pathum Thani and Chiang Rai, 30 arrests

[webfact]

Picture: Daily News

 

Both Thailand's tech police and immigration carried out raids to smash internet betting organisations taking wagers on the Euro 2020 football tournament and other gambling games. 

 

In the first story reported by Daily News Gen Damrongsak Kittipraphat's  PCT force raided two houses in an estate off the Rangsit to Nakhon Nayok Road in Thanyaburi district of Pathum Thani province, north of the Thai capital Bangkok. 

 

Here 13 arrests were made after betting on the football tournament being held at the moment in Europe was taking place on "Ufa88e".

 

Picture: Daily News

 

There was 120 million baht in circulation with bets also taken on slots, bingo and other games. 

 

Twenty million baht in assets were seized including gold jewelry and amulets, two cars and 4.4 million baht in cash. 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The second raid reported by Daily News was in a resort in the Doi Mae Salong area of Chiang Rai in the far north.

 

Region 5 immigration led by IB chief Lt-Gen Sompong Chingduang arrested 17 people in a betting ring with 50 million baht in circulation. 

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A manager called Thitichoke, aged just 21, said they had rented the premises just a month ago.

 

Malaysians are believed to be behind this betting group that was also taking bets on Euro 2020 and other gambling games on three websites. 

 

Investigations continue to get the big fish in this one. 

 

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[AlexRich]

A punt on a football game is a pretty harmless pursuit, and not the business of the State. They’d be wiser to regulate and tax it. It’s not as if Thailand is morally pure … bars and massage parlours everywhere.

[Justgrazing]

8 minutes ago, webfact said:

 

Investigations continue to get the big fish in this one

 

Sounds like they are looking for the Codfather in this one then ..

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

There was 120 million baht in circulation with bets also taken on slots, bingo and other games. 

 

Twenty million baht in assets were seized including gold jewelry and amulets, two cars and 4.4 million baht in cash

So who's Mr BIG behind this much money?

[Peterphuket]

I'm happy, this is so important in the LOS, (not)

[RubbaJohnny]

AS anyone familiar with Changwat Chiang Rai will know the "BIG FISH" is in Chiang Kong , like so many trawls the angle of the dangle will determine the creel situation and the small fry know their plaice and don't carp.

You shoula seen the one that got away !

 

 

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