British-led Card Room raided by officials in South Pattaya

[novanova]

"Here are the facts" poster "Neither the police nor the army raided the club. The raid was conducted by DOPA"

Who are the guys in Army uniform then at 0:52 in this video?

At the time I thought they were from the military. I repeat, they are really from DOPA.

[novanova]

Posted on a bridge site:

Chodchoy Soponpanich, president of the Contract Bridge League of Thailand (CBLT) and staff held a meeting with the Interior Ministry and the matter appears to be resolved.

A message from a representative of the CBLT to Gianarrigo Rona [President of the World Bridge Federation] follows:

I have just returned (with the President of CBLT and staff) from a meeting with the Interior Ministry regarding our Gambling laws and the regulations of the National Sports Authority (NSA) and the matter has been resolved that for the time being all the players/groups contact CBLT and let us know the regular schedule of play and venue so that CBLT will produce a letter that will be sent to the local authorities in each vicinity…

In the meantime, they are helping us draft a letter to the NSA to include in the regulations that CBLT will be able to give permission to all our members/clubs/schools/ universities etc. to play for the promotion and practice of the sport, bridge. This process will take about a couple of months. Once that regulation is formal, we will be automatically be “out” of the gambling law…. (and we will be teaching bridge to the legal department of the Ministry !!)

[natway09]

I know he is committed now to pay for high speed trains but is this not going a bit too far?

[elgordo38]

Posted on a bridge site:

Chodchoy Soponpanich, president of the Contract Bridge League of Thailand (CBLT) and staff held a meeting with the Interior Ministry and the matter appears to be resolved.

A message from a representative of the CBLT to Gianarrigo Rona [President of the World Bridge Federation] follows:

I have just returned (with the President of CBLT and staff) from a meeting with the Interior Ministry regarding our Gambling laws and the regulations of the National Sports Authority (NSA) and the matter has been resolved that for the time being all the players/groups contact CBLT and let us know the regular schedule of play and venue so that CBLT will produce a letter that will be sent to the local authorities in each vicinity…

In the meantime, they are helping us draft a letter to the NSA to include in the regulations that CBLT will be able to give permission to all our members/clubs/schools/ universities etc. to play for the promotion and practice of the sport, bridge. This process will take about a couple of months. Once that regulation is formal, we will be automatically be “out” of the gambling law…. (and we will be teaching bridge to the legal department of the Ministry !!)

After reading all the legal mish mash in this article I can now understand why the Pattaya police have a backlog of 600 cases. I am amazed it is not a lot more. Its time the police invested in a BS separator a priority selector if they ever want to be taken seriously and treated with respect. They have to quit acting like a bull in a china shop the buffoonery has to stop. They want tourists to come in droves but have no modem of understanding of Western culture. Yes I know this is Thailand but if Thai's want tourism to flourish they have to understand how the Western and European and other cultural minds work tick etc. Its just not happening.

[Rimmer]

So as to avoid further confusion please continue in the new topic:

Elderly bridge players arrested in Pattaya get passports back

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