Funeral gambling session raided
The Nation on Sunday

Six policemen yesterday raided a gambling operation set up at a local residence in Nakhon Si Thammarat that was hosting a funeral rite, seizing about Bt160,000 in alleged gambling money.

The raid angered people at the funeral, as a relative of the host said he had paid Bt10,000 to police to allow them to gamble, which is a custom at some funerals.

They claimed four police arrested the gamblers while two others rushed to seize about Bt160,000 and left.

Angered by this, gamblers detained the four police, until others turned up and negotiated their release.

-- The Nation 2013-02-24

Round here the police would have being arresting their colleagues, and family.

Round here the police would have being arresting their colleagues, and family.

Or themselves LOL

Gambling seems to be a common practice at funerals here....sounds like someone didn't get their cut.

Angered by this, gamblers detained the four police, until others turned up and negotiated their release.

For those who have ever been to a Chinese funeral, you could just see this happening. To the family of the deceased, the police were way out of line acting like opportunists and not respecting Chinese tradition such as "da-ee-ah" as proffered by the top cop, Mr Chalerm.

i wonder what they were gambling on WHO'S NEXT

I wonder if the negotiated settlement was Bt160,000

They claimed four police arrested the gamblers while two others rushed to seize about Bt160,000 and left.

Angered by this, gamblers detained the four police, until others turned up and negotiated their release.

Wonder how much of the money was returned during the "negotiation" ?

What the police have started to do, is charge more for after midnight. So apart from the card tables, the bigger games such as Kung-Pla stop.

Wonder who backed the ''Dead cert ? ''

I like the part where the locals detained the four policemen. Now there's a new wrinkle.

What a country. The laughing stock of the world.

How is this national news?

They claimed four police arrested the gamblers while two others rushed to seize about Bt160,000 and left.

Did they read them their last rites.

I would say that near 100% of weddings funerals they set up gambling OPENLY, In the previous area I lived it was common place . I wouldn't care to guess every day how many weddings and funerals there is, it will be expected.at all venues.

The POLICE RAID, normally they and the village head is at these venues, Sorry to say this but it is common that cooking beer and gambling starts before the dead persons body goes cold.

The police condone gambling in all villages and towns---as long as they are being paid. This topic sounds like gambling is RARE, hence the RAID, BIG DEAL, sorry for the pun.

Who will police the police?

I would say that near 100% of weddings funerals they set up gambling OPENLY, In the previous area I lived it was common place . I wouldn't care to guess every day how many weddings and funerals there is, it will be expected.at all venues.

The POLICE RAID, normally they and the village head is at these venues, Sorry to say this but it is common that cooking beer and gambling starts before the dead persons body goes cold.

The police condone gambling in all villages and towns---as long as they are being paid. This topic sounds like gambling is RARE, hence the RAID, BIG DEAL, sorry for the pun.

Here they do worse than condone it, they run it. Wife's daughter and husband work a table for them.

Somebody didn't get thier end obviously !

At all funerals they have gamblers to keep either an incense stick (or candle can't remember) alite all night, its usually turned a blind eye to. They have people who will play cards all night keeping it lit, now who will do it?.

Obviously the Culture Ministry should get involved and have the police officers responsible transferred to (even more) Inactive Post for dis-respecting Thai tradition and culture.

Amazing Thailand and the BIB

Ask any Thai outside of Nahon Si Thammarat province about NST and he'll tell you NST is the HUB for cheat, murder, ... inside Thailand. Amazing Thailand

i wish we could detain police in UK when they do no good..... i would love to nick a copper

It's enough to make the dead person want to roll over...now that would sure clear-out the funeral rite gambling session for the night.

Ask any Thai outside of Nahon Si Thammarat province about NST and he'll tell you NST is the HUB for cheat, murder, ... inside Thailand. Amazing Thailand

They don't like Nakhon because it was one of the hubs of the communist insurgency. The gambling issue is country wide.

The never ending story ....

These funerals up here in Esaan are quite interesting. The grieving family of the deceased have to buy all the food, beer and whiskey for the concerned neighbors and extended family ten cousins-in-laws removed to come and show their respects for the dearly departed soul. They show up, eat and as soon as they are finished eating they're gone. Of course they are expected to donate to the cause with an envelope containg money. I told my old GF this seems to be opposite the way it should be and she said many years ago the neighbors did these things for the family but now everything has reversed.

i wish we could detain police in UK when they do no good..... i would love to nick a copper

Yes, especially the traffic ones.

The Thai police are the bigest criminals and the joke of Thailand.

Only in Thailand would police be held hostage at a funeral and then have to be negotiated for their release

Hope they got to keep their tea money

What were they playing...... Happy Families?