Police raid gambling den

[Trembly]

What are in back ground? They didn't pay enough money to police, or tried to cheat on them. The most of black games and lottery belong to police.

If you ask your Thai mate: do u know black casino / lottery. They will ask yes of course. So if every-one know them why is this a big case to raid on one ???

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These places are very likely to have been running under the Redshirt organisation - up until now the untouchables - one of the reasons I believe they wanted to maintain PTP at the top of the food chain - it is all linked to Power and money, I have always said that the redshirt organisation was very akin to a large scale mafia organisation, without the central government support backbone it will gradually crumble

Casinos were (and possibly have always been) Chalerm's 'bread n butter'. They were how he made his mark as a young police Lieutenant over in Thonburi and how he was able to take early retirement as a mere Captain to enter mainstream electoral politics.

Maybe it's the price that has to be paid to allow him and his 2 thugs out of the slammer??

I doubt that there is any high level politics at play here.

Chonburi is the Khunpluem (of Gamnan Poh fame) family fiefdom, so this casino would have been off limits to Chalerm or the redshirts.

They're strong enough and rich enough in their stronghold to see off most comers, but they're not big enough to reach outside the eastern seaboard or do much more than occasional king-making in Bangkok. Having said that, they're hardly minnows; Chonburi - Laem Chabang - Pattaya - Rayong . . . 'nuff said.

There's no love lost between the Khunpluems and PTP, since PTP were in charge when the Khunpluem patriarch Gamnan Poh was arrested after pretending to be a fugitive in Chonburi for years and years.

Notwithstanding any deals that Phalang Chon Party (the Khunpluems' political entity) may have been forced to strike with PTP in order to secure the release of Gamnan Poh, the Khunpluems are waiting for the chance to 'lend a foot' to any kicking of PTP.

I am in no position to make any presumptions about the General's plans, but I doubt that he would choose to pick a fight with the Khunpluem's at this time.

[ezzra]

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"arrested patrons along with masseuses who were helping the gamblers relax as they made their bets"

So dose that mean that the next time I will visit a massage parlor I will be able to gamble too?

wow, double the pleasure...

[jinners]

go to Rhompo market Jomtien. There's a gambling house there, right in amongst all the bars. Been closed 4 or 5 times, 24 hours later, the 'fines' paid and they reopen.

[Piichai]

They're just trying to impress the new boss.