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

[Liverpool Lou]

5 hours ago, FriendlyFarang said:

Which cash? OP didn't say anything about cash

[Liverpool Lou]

1 hour ago, hotandsticky said:

I wonder which hotel this was?  

The Asia Hotel in Soi Pratumnak 4, as mentioned in the thread.

[Bangkok Barry]

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

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.

 

The only reason legal casinos are not allowed to operate in Thailand is because it would hurt the profits of the illegal ones operated by 'untouchables'. Notice how the news a few months ago about possibly opening up casinos in Thailand has all gone quiet?

[ignore it]

Seems big demand for casinos exist in Pattaya.

Think of all the charter flights bringing mobs of Indians and others in.

The infrastructure is already in place, what with hookers, hotels, drugs, bent cops and politicians on offer.

[tomazbodner]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

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.

TAT should reward her for bringin in wealthy Indians, then stripping them of all their cash and squeezing some more to avoid jail before deportation. Amazing Thailand!

[Freddy42OZ]

1 hour ago, hotandsticky said:

I wonder which hotel this was?  

 

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

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

 

[PETERTHEEATER]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

BS

The hotel has to maintain its 'prestigious' reputation......????

[PETERTHEEATER]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

BS

The hotel has to maintain its 'prestigious' reputation......????

[PETERTHEEATER]

I am unfamiliar with these 'dens'. Presumably the poker tables support the hookahs?

[jacko45k]

4 hours ago, Goat said:

Big issue that one.

Well I suggest the police could raid the Food Court and at least find something, other than the empty bag the nightclubs keep yielding. There are people in there stealing water too!????

[austhai]

After receiving intelligence... Lmao.

It was posted on Tiktok <deleted>. 

[DjSilver]

I guess the police wasn't paid enough.

 

I had a friend/colleague who ran a poker club in Phuket more than 10 years ago, but he gave it up and moved back to Sweden again after the police wanted more than 50% of the winnings. Greedy Thais, 10-20 % should be enough. 

[jacko45k]

4 minutes ago, DjSilver said:

I guess the police wasn't paid enough.

 

I had a friend/colleague who ran a poker club in Phuket more than 10 years ago, but he gave it up and moved back to Sweden again after the police wanted more than 50% of the winnings. Greedy Thais, 10-20 % should be enough. 

Yes, move over Vito Corleone.

[Clarkey611]

What nationality were the hookahs?

[steven100]

yes .....   all the tables will go back into the storage room in the basement of the hotel until next event schedule.

[Andrew65]

Something to remember with Thailand trying to attract tourists from India & China is that for people from those countries (unlike for Europeans & N Americans), Thailand is a short haul destination. Thailand has almost 3 billion potential tourists almost on it's doorstep, which could prove to be rather too many?

[mran66]

... That must have been a really nice smelling room... 

[jmccarty]

the average gambler, with a million baht to lose, though this seems a bit high, was no doubt those Myanmar workers that brought most of it!

[joecoolfrog]

4 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. 

The illegality of gambling in Thailand is of course entirely the prerogative of those in authority.

However illegal gambling does occur on a large scale and members of the RTP , amongst others , are certainly heavily implicated.

Given this fact it seems naive of you to praise the RTP or to suggest that foreign elements are responsible largely for the law breaking.

I would have thought somebody as concerned as you appear to be , would wish to finger the real villain , his name is Mr institutionalised corruption ! 

 

[NativeBob]

Still wonder what is the point to travel from India to Pattaya where gambling officially prohibited? There are many online casinos and anyone can gamble at the luxury of his home, villa, beach side with or without hookah?

btw, full setup of such site starts from $25K incl. billing registration and payment processing. 

Asia Pattaya Hotel? Please!

[bristolgeoff]

Illegal gambling den now closed and people arrested.Only reason busted is the brown evenlopes stopped.Why else would it happen

[bkk6060]

I wonder how many gold chains were booked during processing.

[smedly]

8 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.

so the hotel staff had no idea what was going on 

[smedly]

4 hours 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!

why not do it in India, seems rather idiotic to come to a country were gambling is strictly illegal, makes no sense

[Jonathan Swift]

6 hours ago, steven100 said:

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.

 

When is anyone gonna "wake up" and realize that no one ever "wakes up"? 

[NativeBob]

26 minutes ago, smedly said:

why not do it in India, seems rather idiotic to come to a country were gambling is strictly illegal, makes no sense

Maybe they had some other activity as well? Something that is not THAT MUCH available back in India? Maybe there were some extra hot somtam? Ultra delicious durians? Or something even more fruity?

Otherwise the whole 50K roundtrip makes no sense: 

Mumbai - Bangkok - Mumbai airfare + transfer to PTT and back + few nights in NOT 4* Asia Pattaya

[quake]

What do you expect, when treading on the plods toes. 

[RichardColeman]

I wonder if the thai importer - and maybe officials - of the tables is doing a runner of covering up now before the investigation gets going

[Taboo2]

My reservation at that hotel is still okay  right?  Just checking.  I deposited 50,000 THB as instructed.

 

55555.

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