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In Phuket Town, an underground casino located in the basement of an abandoned shopping centre has been raided by police, resulting in the arrest of 15 gamblers. Officers executed the raid on Tilok-U-Thit 1 Road at approximately 10:50pm after receiving a tip-off about illegal gambling activities taking place beneath a snooker venue operating at street level.

 

Upon entering the premises, the police team, led by Col Thepanom Suwanarat, discovered 15 people gathered around a large table, engaged in playing cards. The police proceeded to seize US$655 in cash, 72 plastic playing cards, three CCTV cameras, a CCTV recorder, and a computer monitor as evidence.

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/phuket-police-arrest-15-gamblers-in-underground-casino-at-abandoned-mall

 

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Hardly a "Casino" of just 15 people around one table in a basement playing cards. The BiB must be so happy that they've broken such a major crime ring (irony). There was no mention of any participants being foreign so they must have all been Thais.