Thai Police On High Alert To Catch World Cup Punters

[JetsetBkk]

What could they do if everybody told them to F off all at once?

They could shoot you.

Or cut off your arms - any of them ever go to prison for chopping off that poor karaoke girl's arms a couple of years ago? (i think i know the answer)

I remember that. To call the BiB an animal is not fair to animals. He should've been locked up indefinitely in a mental asylum.

[yesdavy]

Perhaps, since is so easy to shut down media here, the gov should block all world cup broadcasts and news since it is obviously a source of illegal activity. Not sure why anybody would want to watch or bet on soccer anyway, a game for 6th grade girls PE class. Looks more like pinball, also boring to watch, with a ball bouncing around out of control most of the time. Don't even have a standard field size. But, little fellas need a game too, no doubt, one with no eye-hand coordination required, just have to kick like girls and jump up and down, and fall down and cry a lot. The object of soccer, which is not football and if it is called by its most accurate name, kick hockey, is to try to finish the game without scoring so you don't embarrass the other team and make them lose self esteem. Apparently, FIFA, in a move to increase the popularity of kick hockey, has been working for several months on a highlight film of all the exciting moments in kick hockey history and as soon as they reach twenty seconds of video, they plan to release a CD.

[Val]

If they just would legalize gambling, at least they could avoid billions of baht to 'escape' the country to Cambodia, Myanmar etc to the casinos.... !! Build casinos here or allow them and tax them, then Thailand government will have an extra-income to rebuild after the disaters of last month...

I think you could have something there, Thailand could do with the extra income. I don't recall any country, with legal gambling, that has'nt done well. Casino District ummm.

[George4]

If they ban Betfair in Thailand I know alot of people will be in deep shit.

Betfair,Laddies and most of the Asian books online accept the big Thai punters.

The books on the street are more for the lower end 1000 baht punter.

Betfair don't allow financial transactions from a Thai ISP.

Funny that, I know loads who trade on betfair for a living in bkk.

And anyone Thai will probably have a entropay account to upload funds.

If they are horsie boys they could be struggling at the moment.

A friend who is having trouble bringing up the exchange for UK horse racing called round this morning to see if he could get on using my computer..........blocked!!!!

He can get into all the USA South Sfrican German horse racing but not the UK......seems strange but true.

He just called me to tell me he went to an internet shop and got on no problem........even stranger.

I suggested the Thai Authorities were aiming at the football sites and missed LOL

[George4]

If they just would legalize gambling, at least they could avoid billions of baht to 'escape' the country to Cambodia, Myanmar etc to the casinos.... !! Build casinos here or allow them and tax them, then Thailand government will have an extra-income to rebuild after the disaters of last month...

I think you could have something there, Thailand could do with the extra income. I don't recall any country, with legal gambling, that has'nt done well. Casino District ummm.

I read Thaksin was all for Casinos before he was ousted and Abashit isn't exactly against it but that's not to say it will happen.

While millions of Thais do gamble (mainly on football) millions don't and are dead against it.

I'm not a politician but if they change the law and allow Casinos wouldn't that open up the floodgates?

TBH I wouldn't mind seeing a really high class Casino open up and I'd be all for lifting all restictions from online gambling.

Not being a snob but the likes of Laddies or Hills opening up a betting shop in the likes of Pattaya? or a gaming machine parlours in Klongtoey? NO WAY!!! Can you imagine the clientel they would attract? Be pulling guns out their backsides.

God forbid that ever happens as IMVHO muggings or worse would multiply 10-fold overnight.

Obviously the Thai Government would love the extra income but to every upside there's a downside so don't be holding your breath.

Edited July 13, 2010 by George4