High-stakes crackdown: Chiang Mai’s administrative ace raids gambling dens

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Chiang Mai administrative team, led by Ronnarong Tipsiri, swooped on several prominent gambling dens operating in the heart of the city. After a collaborative operation involving over 40 officers from various entities, they arrested 104 people behind an operation that had a daily turnover of over 1 million baht (US$28,530).

 

This decisive action took place yesterday, in response to multiple public complaints received by Thailand’s Ministry of Interior’s Centre for Maintaining Justice.

 

The operation targeted two unique gambling establishments, 89 CLUB Casino in the Santitham area and Phattarawan Snooker Club in the Chang Phueak areas, which were reportedly operating on alternate schedules to circumvent legal scrutiny.

 

These dens offered games like Dragon Tiger card, Hi-Lo, and Baccarat, attracting over 100 gamblers each day. Evidence suggested that each venue had a capacity of up to 300 people, with funds circulating over 1 million baht daily.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/chiang-mai/chiang-mais-crackdown-on-gambling-dens-nets-104-arrests-and-turnover-of-one-million-baht

 

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Rolled dice: Police shuffled as casino thrives under their watch in Chiang Mai
by Petch Petpailin

 

Photo via Facebook/ ศูนย์ปฏิบัติการบังคับใช้กฎหมายพนักงานฝ่ายปกครอง

 

Five police officers were transferred for recklessness after allowing gambling dens to operate under their noses following a Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) raid at the 89 CLUB Casino, in Chiang Mai province.

 

The raid was conducted following a complaint filed by the Ministry of Interior. A resident urged the ministry to investigate a casino in Chiang Mai where over 100 gamblers were known to participate daily. According to the locals, the operator had two gambling houses open all day and night where patrons were offered hi-lo, dragon-tiger cards, and baccarat.

 

The Interior Ministry investigated the complaint with the DOPA until the gambling dens were discovered. Officers discovered that the two gambling houses were owned by the same operator and were alternately operated to avoid the police.

According to the police, each building could accommodate up to 300 gamblers and had only one entrance. Two guards were always at the door to assess the influx of visitors while other guards patrolled the car park. Gamblers are not allowed to use their mobile phone inside the casino and had to leave their phones with the staff.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/rolled-dice-police-shuffled-as-casino-thrives-under-their-watch-in-chiang-mai

 

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[Geoffggi]

Nothing new

[wombat]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

transferred for recklessness after allowing gambling dens to operate under their noses

such a quaint way to describe it????????

[natway09]

This is funny.

I told the boys before that you cannot keep all the contents of the envelope.

You gotta push 50% upstairs