A fact-finding committee has been set up by the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) to find out whether police in the Sutthisan area of Bangkok had deliberately turned a blind eye to illegal gambling, which was uncovered during a raid by the MPB on the night of June 24th/25th.

 

52 gamblers, a number of them foreigners, were taken into police custody and about 4.3 million baht in cash was seized at the location.

 

Pol Maj-Gen Jirasan Kaewsang-ek, deputy commissioner of the MPB, said yesterday (Monday) that the raid was carried out based on investigation of the gambling den.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/probe-ordered-into-whether-sutthisan-police-ignore-illegal-gambling/

 

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now I wonder why the cops would turn a blind eye on this gambling den ?

 

let me think why .....  .... 

I hear the sound of papers being shuffled.

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Probe ordered into whether Sutthisan police ignore illegal gambling

Well, what are the odds?

Strange that people know where to gamble for long times, and the police never have a clue.

Same for drugsdealing, I see it in my neighbourhood, drugs are easily sold the dealer is caught several times, but always the family paid some money , so he never went to jail.  

Loud music even in the Covid time when big parties were forbidden, and the police did not know and did not interfere...

Apparently the only com in acton if there are rel complaints, but I am wondering who is behind it??? I know but I can't write down here, but usually has to do with envelopes

Of course they knew nothing about it! Then they would have shut it down and prosecuted the persons behind, as there are no corruption in Thailand.

Probably the best customers at these dens are in fact the BiB, which is why they are operating nationwide with impunity.

Far from ignoring the gambling the police are likely paying keen attention to the weekly gambling den balance sheet. How else would one calculate a fair cut of the gambling profits.

On 6/28/2022 at 2:57 AM, webfact said:

A fact-finding committee has been set up by the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) to find out whether police in the Sutthisan area of Bangkok had deliberately turned a blind eye to illegal gambling, which was uncovered during a raid by the MPB on the night of June 24th/25th.

That place could not have operated without their knowledge.