Pattaya Police Raid Illegal Gambling Ring Near Immigration Office

[Georgealbert]

 

 

Pictures from raid.

 

In the late hours of January 6, at approximately 22:35 Pattaya’s Tourist Police and Immigration officials conducted a successful raid on an illegal gambling operation involving foreign nationals. The operation took place at a private room in Jomtien, Nong Prue, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi, located just two streets away from the local Immigration Office.

 

The raid was led by Pol. Lt. Col. Piyapong Ensarn, Chief of the Tourist Police Sub-division 4, Division 2, and Pol. Lt. Col. Sirachat Nutes, Deputy Chief of Pattaya Police Station. Coordinating efforts with officers from Pattaya Tourist Police, Chonburi Immigration Police, and Pattaya Police, the team acted on a tip-off from an informant.

 

The tip revealed that foreign nationals were covertly operating a gambling den, over a seemingly legitimate beer bar. Upon investigation, authorities discovered that the upper room had been modified exclusively for playing poker.

 

When officers stormed the premises, they found seven foreign nationals, hailing from Australia, Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom, engaged in a poker game. Five Thai nationals were also present, including a dealer, assistants, and housekeepers.

 

 

Authorities confiscated poker tables, multiple decks of playing cards, and a sum of cash used in the gambling activities.

 

A total of 12 individuals, including both Thais and foreign nationals, were detained and taken to Pattaya Police Station for further legal proceedings. All evidence was also handed over to the investigative officers to proceed in accordance with the law.

 

The raid highlights the Pattaya authorities’ ongoing efforts to clamp down on illegal activities in the region, particularly those involving foreign nationals, in order to maintain law and order.

 

 

-- 2025-01-07

 

[JoePai]

located just two streets away from the local Immigration Office

 

555 love it 🤣

[1duckyboy]

Can someone ID this bar from the photo, for a friend.

[Will B Good]

5 minutes ago, 1duckyboy said:

Can someone ID this bar from the photo, for a friend.

 

[ignore it]

No immigration officers were compromised during the raid as it was after hours and not during lunch

[Jeff the Chef]

Poker should only be classed as gambling if you suck at it, why the organizers/players had cash lying around beats me, playing cards are not illegal in Thailand.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Upon investigation, authorities discovered that the upper room had been modified exclusively for playing poker.

Like many other establishments, I'm led to believe.

[Jeff the Chef]

There are some good Thai players

 

Thailand All Time Money List - Top 604

 

https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/ranking/249/

[Purdey]

They would have got away with it if they had gone to gamble on horse racing.

[Thai72]

It was a bar at end of soi whitehouse.

[soalbundy]

10 hours ago, JoePai said:

located just two streets away from the local Immigration Office

 

555 love it 🤣

wonder how they got away with that.....no not really.

[In Full Agreement]

 

 

Nice little haul for the boys in Brown.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[In Full Agreement]

8 hours ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

 

 

 

Good work Will

[PETERTHEEATER]

14 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

the upper room had been modified exclusively for playing poker.

So have many massage parlours......😋

[baansgr]

Nick just got nicked

[jacko45k]

16 hours ago, Jeff the Chef said:

Poker should only be classed as gambling if you suck at it, why the organizers/players had cash lying around beats me, playing cards are not illegal in Thailand.

Well actually there are restrictions. You need to check the facts before you spout off. 

[Jeff the Chef]

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Well actually there are restrictions. You need to check the facts before you spout off. 

 

Could you tell me what they are?

 

As I said playing cards are available from your local 7/11,  as far as I know an individual is allowed to have 2 packs of cards in heir possession as long as it's under 120 playing cards, and they have the Thai stamp on them.

[mikebell]

23 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

particularly those involving foreign nationals, in order to maintain law and order.

Whilst ignoring Thai activities.  Note again 'acting on a tip-off' - the source of any successes the Kwaistone Cops have: no police work necessary.

[dddave]

On 1/7/2025 at 1:03 PM, Jeff the Chef said:

playing cards are not illegal in Thailand.

But having more than 2 decks of cards without a license is illegal.   Many years ago, because of a political situation, the police actually raided a Bridge Club event.    It caused an uproar because the "Man On Top" endorsed Bridge and was a pretty good player.  The only face saving technicality the police had to cover the raid was they had more than 2 decks of playing cards. 

[NickyLouie]

On 1/7/2025 at 10:33 AM, Georgealbert said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They should have lied and said it was a weight watchers meeting 

 

 

[Peabody]

7 guys is a "gambling ring"?? Only if they were actually in a circle!  🙂

 

[Seppius]

Good soi for bars these days is Soi Pooh (Whitehouse) as the hotel is now called

[jacko45k]

21 hours ago, Jeff the Chef said:

 

Could you tell me what they are?

 

As I said playing cards are available from your local 7/11,  as far as I know an individual is allowed to have 2 packs of cards in heir possession as long as it's under 120 playing cards, and they have the Thai stamp on them.

The 2 pack limit without special licence was what I believed (as you mentioned..... )  but I only read that after the notorious Bridge Club raid of some years ago......

[Jeff the Chef]

17 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

The 2 pack limit without special licence was what I believed (as you mentioned..... )  but I only read that after the notorious Bridge Club raid of some years ago......

 

I remember that, always wondered what the out come was.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35491852

 

http://www.thailawforum.com/laws/Playing cards.pdf

 

[jacko45k]

4 minutes ago, Jeff the Chef said:

I remember that, always wondered what the out come was.

Some elderly lady got locked up for some hours, and I believe the participants were held for a time then paid a 'fine' each  to be released. What a fiasco....

[Ben Zioner]

More Hippos, the criminal kind this time...

[Jeff the Chef]

9 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Some elderly lady got locked up for some hours, and I believe the participants were held for a time then paid a 'fine' each  to be released. What a fiasco....

 

In theory, there were 32 players, so if each player had 2 packs of each there could have been up to 3840, the last pack I brought from 7/11 had 56 cards, if I remember rightly, 2 Jokers and 2 blanks with Thai on them, so if that was the case 3584 cards in total.