webfact Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Defiant lottery vendor fined 10,000 baht for overpricingLOEI: -- A lottery vendor in Wang Saphung district of Loei province was yesterday caught red-handed when she sold two lottery tickets to an under-covered policeman at 90 baht each. Wang Saphung police chief Pol Col Sujin Navaruen said the vendor, Mrs Meron Uttaboon, a Loei resident, was fined at maximum of 10,000 baht for defiance of the government’s order.He said the maximum fine was imposed so as to serve as a reminder for all vendors not to sell lottery ticket higher than the controlled price at 80 baht, otherwise they will face the highest penalty imposed by the law.The arrest of this vendor came after the people alerted the police that a vendor in front of KBank Wang Saphung branch bank sold lottery tickets to them at 90 baht.Under-covered police officer was sent in to observe and impersonate as a customer to buy two tickets from her.She charged 90 baht each for two tickets. After paying her, the officer declared himself and arrested her.The Wang Saphung police said that violator will be fined at maximum rate with no exemption or reprieve for overpricing. Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/defiant-lottery-vendor-fined-10000-baht-for-overpricing -- Thai PBS 2015-06-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOC Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Crime of the century!! Thanks to Mr P and his brave men I sleep peacefully in my bed now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOC Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 She tried to make a 20 baht profit and are fined 10.000 baht........... Meanwhile the cop killing Red Bull heir is sniffing his coke in Singapore!! One law for the rich and another for the poor, not a surprise but still sickening!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siam2007 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Great they really take things seriously now...... was in town yesterday and virtually all lottery vendors had huge signs at their stalls, saying " 80 Baht ". To all the whiners: If you want that things change in this country, you have to start enforcing rules. This applies both to small and big businesses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useronthenet Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Ironic, they arrest a Thai lottery vendor for overcharging 10 baht, but taxi drivers, tuk-tuk's, jet-ski's ... who have been ripping off the public for years, go scot free. Where's the logic in that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhizBang Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) This woman should learn from the vendor yesterday who was selling his tickets at 74 (or somesuch) baht each. Apparantly he sold out very quickly. Plus I think it would be a very good move if the numbers on the lottery tickets were not revealed until AFTER you bought the ticket. It would put an end to all this lucky numbers BS. Edited June 11, 2015 by WhizBang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 To be honest it appears quite harsh to fine her 10,000 baht when Taxi drivers are still refusing to take passengers and they only get a 1,000 baht fine. Good that rules are being enforced, but make it comparative to the crime. They should have given her 9,500 back .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLang Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 <deleted>. 20 fines of 500b would be much more effective at getting the vendors to stop. But then, one big whopping fine that is out of all proportion gets in the news and shows how serious you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLang Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Has she offered to pay in lottery tickets? They'd probably accept. Once they're 'lucky' ones. Ones with the number plates of crashed vehicles, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAppletons Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Ironic, they arrest a Thai lottery vendor for overcharging 10 baht, but taxi drivers, tuk-tuk's, jet-ski's ... who have been ripping off the public for years, go scot free. Where's the logic in that ? The lottery vendor is ripping off Thais.....the others are ripping off tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritzzz25 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I spoke to my friend the other day who says her lottery vendor sells them for 80 baht and has a mandatory 20 baht tip that goes straight into her locked tip box on her wooden tray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catterwell Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 An "under-covered policeman"??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peptidebomber Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Typical from this regime... Go after the poor little person selling lottery tickets while the elite get away with murder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kareona Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) The dictator Sarit Thanarat (1957-1963) ordered vendors to sell a cup of ice coffee for 50 instead of the previous 70 satang. The vendors retaliated by using smaller cups and more ice. Then they promoted the old cup of 70 satang by calling it 'super ice coffee'. Edited June 11, 2015 by kareona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemac Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Ironic, they arrest a Thai lottery vendor for overcharging 10 baht, but taxi drivers, tuk-tuk's, jet-ski's ... who have been ripping off the public for years, go scot free. Where's the logic in that ? The lottery vendor is ripping off Thais.....the others are ripping off tourists. ..................."The lottery vendor is ripping off Thais.....the others are ripping off tourists."......................... Stupid comment. Piss poor effort at Thai bashing, very amateurish. Got news for you pal, foreigners, like me, buy lottery tickets. And I am sure I am not the only one. And it may shock and surprise you but Thai people use taxis too and they do get over charged as well. My wife and her friends complain about it all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanuk711 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) Typical from this regime... Go after the poor little person selling lottery tickets while the elite get away with murder. Yes your right peptidebomber--- Its just Typical of this regime.....there was no corruption before, no one was getting ripped off, & all the poor little people were all on a high-----while the elite in those days---why they had it really really tough..............oh for those old days back huh.............. Edited June 11, 2015 by sanuk711 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeverSure Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I'm used to two different things than I see in Thailand lottery. I'm used to seeing the tickets sold by existing merchants such as convenience stores, taverns and even some grocery stores. The merchants make a little extra on something they have no investment in, and it draws in some customers who initially want a lottery ticket. They don't pay for the tickets until after they are sold and can return unsold tickets. I'm used to seeing tickets that have a surface which must be scratched off by the buyer after purchase before the numbers can be seen. There's no choosing numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 How about issuing some maximum fines for the thousands of criminal acts that get slap on wrist? Why are priorities so screwed up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampdonkey Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Good the sellers have been warned enough times already . I hope the others that were caught yesterday get the same punishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Reminds me of that 70s song.... "under cover angel, midnight fantasy".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 She tried to make a 20 baht profit and are fined 10.000 baht........... Meanwhile the cop killing Red Bull heir is sniffing his coke in Singapore!! One law for the rich and another for the poor, not a surprise but still sickening!! One of these times I am 100% agreement with you. Far to much punishment for such a crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterbkk7 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) Assault / rob / stab a foreign tourist => 500B fine http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/107555/500-baht-fine-fake-watch-vendor-stabbed-german-pattaya-beach/ Sell overpriced lottery tickets => 10,000B fine Edited June 11, 2015 by Peterbkk7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abq2020 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 I wish/hope the 'authorities' would (will) be at least equally interested in the "more than 80 missing M-16s in Korat" as they are in busting the dangerous lottery ticket sellers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathyan Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Run over and kill a cyclist 7000bt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezzra Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Give it few days and the PM will insert himself in the story and 'let him off with a warning' and a 1,000 baht fine... that's how things done in this country... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 (edited) this is great. about time they actually gave people decent sized fines so that it will scare others off from doing it, now lets see it done for all the other bigger cases, the only thing that will effect the way a lot think is financial punishment that really does cause grief to the offender. The reason thais dont stop doing illegal things is partly due to the pathetic fines, this may be a bit over the top but it will serve as a warning to others not to charge more than 80 baht. Big fines will make them think twice, need to be a lot more of them for all offences. Edited June 11, 2015 by seajae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsailor35 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Typical from this regime... Go after the poor little person selling lottery tickets while the elite get away with murder. Not so amazing really , seeing as how they represent the Elite ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Ironic, they arrest a Thai lottery vendor for overcharging 10 baht, but taxi drivers, tuk-tuk's, jet-ski's ... who have been ripping off the public for years, go scot free. Where's the logic in that ? That's not really ironic. Unless you're Alanis Morrisette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAppletons Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Ironic, they arrest a Thai lottery vendor for overcharging 10 baht, but taxi drivers, tuk-tuk's, jet-ski's ... who have been ripping off the public for years, go scot free. Where's the logic in that ? The lottery vendor is ripping off Thais.....the others are ripping off tourists. ..................."The lottery vendor is ripping off Thais.....the others are ripping off tourists."......................... Stupid comment. Piss poor effort at Thai bashing, very amateurish. Got news for you pal, foreigners, like me, buy lottery tickets. And I am sure I am not the only one. And it may shock and surprise you but Thai people use taxis too and they do get over charged as well. My wife and her friends complain about it all the time. Hey, MacK, you buy lottery tickets and I'm the stupid one? Ha ha. Funny thing, MacK, but the more you post, the sillier you make yourself look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skildpadden Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Yes the vendor should be fined for overcharging, but 10.000 THB is way over the top. A fine of 200-500 THB would be much more in line with the crime. But I guess overcharging lottery tickets is a much more serious crime, than say killing a person in traffic (some recent tragic bicycle events come to mind)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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