Raid at a Pattaya hotel uncovers Indian gambling ring, 100 arrested, and 500 million rupees seized

[webfact]

Picture: Thai Rath

 

On May 1, 2023, at 00:20, a combined police task force led by Major General Kampon Leelaprapaporn, the Chonburi Provincial Police Chief, executed a raid on a prestigious 4-star hotel situated in Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province.

 

The operation was initiated after receiving intelligence regarding a substantial illicit gambling ring being operated within a hotel conference room, reported Thai Rath.

 

Upon storming the conference room, the police discovered over 100 Indian tourists engaged in baccarat and various other games.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

The scene quickly devolved into chaos as the gamblers attempted to escape in multiple directions, but law enforcement eventually regained control. A total of 84 Indian gamblers (68 men and 16 women), 6 Thai citizens, and 4 Burmese workers were apprehended.

 

The authorities confiscated 4 baccarat tables, 3 poker tables, 8 CCTV cameras, 15,612 chips valued at 209,215,000 rupees (roughly 87,363,790 baht), 92 mobile phones, 16 sets of playing cards, 2 notebooks, 1 money-counting machine, and several hookahs.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Additionally, over 40 credit ledgers were seized, revealing a circulation of more than 500 million rupees (approximately 200 million baht).

 

Ms. Sitranan Kaewlor, 32, the alleged mastermind behind the gambling operation, confessed to renting the hotel for 120,000 baht per day and orchestrating the event.

 

She maintained that the hotel was not implicated and that she had supplied all the gambling equipment and lodgings for the attendees.

 

Ms. Sitranan also acknowledged collaborating with her Indian spouse to transport Indian gamblers directly to Thailand for this occasion, charging an operating fee of 50,000 baht per individual.

 

Major General Kampon Leelapraphorn reported that the raid was carried out in response to an informant's tip regarding the illegal gambling activity.

 

During the operation, the police apprehended a significant number of Indian and Thai gamblers, as well as card dealers.

 

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[stoner]

7 minutes ago, webfact said:

4 Burmese workers were apprehended.

poor workers. 

 

so what happens to all that cash ? if they don't want all the hookas ill take one. 

[jacko45k]

Hotel didn't know, that's BS!

And those fixed crane amusement machines that lift up cuddly toys are back working in the Mall food courts... they got closed down for a while as deemed to be 'gambling'! They are back... playing the most irritating jingle tune over and over and over.....

[FriendlyFarang]

21 minutes ago, stoner said:

so what happens to all that cash ?

Which cash? OP didn't say anything about cash

[stoner]

2 minutes ago, FriendlyFarang said:

Which cash? OP didn't say anything about cash

oh my bad. the money......what will happen to all that money. small side note.....there is a pic in the article with cash in it as well.

[sjbrownderby]

1 hour ago, stoner said:

so what happens to all that cash ?

One for me, one for you.........one for me, one for you................until it is all properly counted;

 

[Henryford]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Hotel didn't know, that's BS!

And those fixed crane amusement machines that lift up cuddly toys are back working in the Mall food courts... they got closed down for a while as deemed to be 'gambling'! They are back... playing the most irritating jingle tune over and over and over.....

The 120,000 a DAY was to keep them quiet.

[sammieuk1]

The authorities confiscated 4 baccarat tables, 3 poker tables, 8 CCTV cameras, 15,612 chips valued at 209,215,000 rupees (roughly 87,363,790 baht), 92 mobile phones, 16 sets of playing cards, 2 notebooks, 1 money-counting machine, and several hookahs... No French hens just a partridge in a pear tree ????

[ezzra]

In what world i dare ask, a gambling operation on such magnitude can be safe from prying eyes and police raids? enough for one sore looser to go and drop a dime on that opperation, (I'm impressed that a major general, no less, has contacted the raid)

[Goat]

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

those fixed crane amusement machines that lift up cuddly toys are back working in the Mall food courts.

Big issue that one.

 

I wonder if the Thai casino on Pattaya Klang is still operating? I won a heap there one night about ten years ago.

[steven100]

poor Indians got raided ....   when is Thailand ever gunna wake up and stop being the backward sh_thouse that it depicts and is.   Casinos are world wide,  you act innocent by banning gambling, but you allow people of authority to cheat everyone daily.

Your a wolf in sheep's clothing .... 

 

crazy thailand.

 

Edited May 1, 2023 by steven100

[Reginald Prewster]

Great job that the Royal Thai Police performed here.

It is well known that Gambling isn't allowed in Thailand and I hope they get the full bill for their activities including deportation and ban.

 

The good ones in and the bad ones out.

I and many other Expats work hard for our earnings abroad or legally with a work permit, so if you can't, stay out of Thailand. 

[FriendlyFarang]

2 hours ago, sjbrownderby said:

One for me, one for you.........one for me, one for you................until it is all properly counted;

If they were smart the money is in India.

[webfact]

80 Indian Gamblers Busted at Pattaya Casino
By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

 

Pattaya — Pattaya Police busted a casino and arrested 93 people. The casino had a money circulation of over 1 billion rupees (418 million baht), according to police.

The casino was hidden in the Asia Hotel in Soi Pratumnak 4 in Pattaya, said police. Pattaya Police led by Pol. Col. Thanapong Phothi, superintendent of the Pattaya Police Station, stormed the place at midnight today, May 1st, after receiving information from a concerned citizen that Indian tourists had rented the hotel’s conference room to operate a casino. The concerned citizen was worried that Thai laws were being broken.

 

The conference room had been rented since April 27th, Col. Thanapong told The Pattaya News.

 

The officers arrested 93 people found at the site. They were playing baccarat and blackjack.

 

Although some gamblers attempted to run away, they were unsuccessful since police had surrounded the hotel prior to the raid. Of the arrested were 93 Indians, 4 Myanmar nationals, and 6 Thais. 71 were men and 16 were women.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2023/05/01/80-indian-gamblers-busted-at-pattaya-casino/

 

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[Emdog]

"...transport Indian gamblers directly to Thailand for this occasion, charging an operating fee of 50,000 baht per individual."

That's the sort of gamblers I'd want coming to my casino: already down 50k and have yet to be dealt a card!

[Seppius]

The chips (15,612) are now worthless, are they not? Monopoly money

[webfact]

Thai police arrest 84 Indian gamblers at a hotel in Chon Buri

 

 

Thai police rounded up 94 gamblers, mostly Indians, at an illegal casino set up in the conference hall of a hotel in the eastern province of Chon Buri on Sunday night.

 

Police said that the 84 Indian nationals had flown to Thailand last Thursday for the sole purpose of gambling, with some of them claiming that they were told by the organisers of the trip that gambling is legal in Thailand.

 

More than 100 officers from Bang Lamung police station laid siege to the hotel before they entered the conference hall,which had been transformed into a casino, complete with all the required gambling equipment such as Baccarat tables.

 

In the conference hall, the police found 84 Indians, six Thais and four Myanmar migrant workers.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thai-police-arrest-84-indian-gamblers-at-a-hotel-in-chon-buri/

 

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[Pink Mist]

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[redwood1]

46 minutes ago, Emdog said:

"...transport Indian gamblers directly to Thailand for this occasion, charging an operating fee of 50,000 baht per individual."

That's the sort of gamblers I'd want coming to my casino: already down 50k and have yet to be dealt a card!

Lol.......You would think a good sized enterprise  like this would have made sure ALL were happy with this operation.....

[hotandsticky]

I wonder which hotel this was?  

 

They would obviously have been fully aware of what was going on.

[NE1]

23 minutes ago, hotandsticky said:

I wonder which hotel this was?  

 

They would obviously have been fully aware of what was going on.

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The casino was hidden in the Asia Hotel in Soi Pratumnak 4 in Pattaya, said police

 

[Bday Prang]

2 hours ago, Reginald Prewster said:

Great job that the Royal Thai Police performed here.

It is well known that Gambling isn't allowed in Thailand and I hope they get the full bill for their activities including deportation and ban.

 

The good ones in and the bad ones out.

I and many other Expats work hard for our earnings abroad or legally with a work permit, so if you can't, stay out of Thailand. 

They probably worked hard for their money too. they were tourists on holiday

[Dexxter]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The conference room had been rented since April 27th

They managed to operate for 3 days. How wonderful for them.

[bradiston]

TMN cable showed the whole event live. Made good breakfast TV. I thought the madam very impressive. Cool, calm and well collected. The big boss cop seemed impressed too. Thanked her for her help. All very respectful and no strong arm amongst the Thais. Indians all sat on the floor looking pretty p'd off. 50k and a bust included. Money back? I should Koko. No doubt they'll haggle the fine down though.

[bradiston]

13 minutes ago, NE1 said:

 

 

Giving Pratamnak a bad name.

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

She maintained that the hotel was not implicated and that she had supplied all the gambling equipment and lodgings for the attendees.

BS

[webfact]

Pattaya Police bust casino, arrest 93 people in anti-gambling operation
by Top 

 

Picture courtesy of Pattaya News.

Pattaya Police swooped on a hidden casino, arresting 93 people involved. The illicit gambling establishment had a financial circulation of over 1 billion rupees (418 million baht), according to the police’s findings.

 

The casino was hidden in the Asia Hotel in Soi Pratumnak 4 in Pattaya, said police. Pattaya Police led by Pol. Col. Thanapong Phothi, superintendent of the Pattaya Police Station, stormed the place at midnight today.

Col. Thanapong revealed that one of the arrested, a 32 year old woman named Sitranan Kaewlor, admitted to overseeing the operation. She informed the officers that she charged Indian tourists 50,000 baht per person for accommodation, meals, and airport transportation to the hotel where the casino was situated, Pattaya News reported.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/pattaya/pattaya-police-bust-casino-and-arrest-93-people-in-anti-gambling-operation

 

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[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The authorities confiscated 4 baccarat tables, 3 poker tables, 8 CCTV cameras, 15,612 chips valued at 209,215,000 rupees (roughly 87,363,790 baht),

The chips are worthless?

[kcpattaya]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

several hookahs

Any spelling errors here? ????

[hotandsticky]

28 minutes ago, NE1 said:

 

 

Thank you.... I missed that bit in the report I read.

Edited May 1, 2023 by hotandsticky