Fourteen People Arrested in Phuket Gambling Raid at Nightclub in Phuket Old Town

[webfact]

 

By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Phuket – Fourteen people were arrested at a gambling den in a nightclub in Phuket Old Town.

The Phuket City Police told the Phuket Express that after midnight (January 19th) today a team from the Phuket City Police raided a gambling den on the third floor of a night club near the Surin Circle (known as Fountain Circle) on Rassada Road in Talad Yai in Phuket Old Town.

 

The arrest came after police received a tip-off that there was a gambling den inside the nightclub. 

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2023/01/19/fourteen-people-arrested-in-phuket-gambling-raid-at-nightclub-in-phuket-old-town/

 

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[Elkski]

I was surprised to learn there are laws in Thailand against owning over 100 cards or something. And they need to be registered.   

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The arrest came after police received a tip-off that there was a gambling den inside the nightclub. 

Seems to be a lot of tip-offs lately, with Chuwit the top of the whistle-blowers.

[d4dang]

12 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Seems to be a lot of tip-offs lately, with Chuwit the top of the whistle-blowers.

5% solution

[Tropicalevo]

5 hours ago, Elkski said:

I was surprised to learn there are laws in Thailand against owning over 100 cards or something. And they need to be registered.   

If you have two packs of cards, that is deemed to indicate a casino.

Bit of a shame if you want to play canasta.