IAMHERE Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Most of these senior citizens would have been denied their afternoon and evening medications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunpa Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 The pics and video reveal the presence of plastic "boards" which indicates the offenders were playing duplicate bridge which is not a game of luck, a key point in determining gambling. All the hands are pre-dealt and placed in the board, each table then plays a board, replaces the cards and passes it onto the next table after marking the score on a sheet that travels with the board. After the session the directors allot points for the scores... best scoring pair receives 10 points (their opponents nil), or 9.5 if there is a tie, second best receives 9... etc etc. Subsequently the cards do not matter, the most skilled players on that hand/board will win. The team with the most points at the end of the session win. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duplicate_bridge Good luck with explaining that to a Thai Policeman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prk888 Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Most of these senior citizens would have been denied their afternoon and evening medications not at all funny. Some,like me, might say you think like a f..kwit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunpa Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 (edited) So great to see that they finally cleaned up Pattaya and got these hardened criminals arrested! Hope they all get life which is well deserved for gambling like that! For sure now on the list for our next family trip and my faith in Thailand and its excellent police force is hereby reestablished. Now we can finally all feel safe here :-) Edited February 5, 2016 by khunpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcfish Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Such a waste of police resources their time and energy would have a more beneficial impact if they stopped all the motorcycles been ridden with out helmets and a many without the rider having insurance or a licence...... Shame on them.... They are again showing the world they are a bunch if clownsYes but there is no money in that and imagine all the paperwork.. Just isn't worth It to them Sent from my SC-01D using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just1Voice Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 When I was in the RAF, we used to play bridge in the crew room. Often just for the fun of it. However, I have played for as much as £1 a hundred points. Simply keep the score sheets and settle up later. Bridge as a game can be entertaining and is mentally stimulating but it is "possible" to play the game for money...gambling. Only saying it's possible, not saying these people are guilty. It's also possible to gamble on two flies walking up a wall but I don't see them banning flies. Basically, you can gamble on anything but cards are used in casinos and are normally associated with gambling. Unfortunately, Thais can't imagine anyone playing cards for fun. Thais can't imagine anyone playing cards for fun. That's not the only thing they can't imagine. Most of my wife's friends, and some of our Thai neighbors, think I am nuts for taking 3-4-5 day "road trips" on my big bike, with no set destination. My Thai wife understands, but they simply can not grasp the concept of a road trip without a specific destination, and reason for going. Riding for the pure joy of riding is beyond their comprehension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Another exclusive from Norwegian tabloid VG : vg.no/nyheter/utenriks/thailand/sigurd-72-paagrepet-for-bridgespillin From the article: "Norwegian pensioner Sigurd (72) arrested for playing bridge - 5 Norwegians were among the 32 foreigners arrested by the thai police. Sigurd told VG that an important lady from Bangkok bridge club showed up. She had connections with some high officials in the police. She told them that this was a sport and not gambling. The bridge players were released immediately when her friend, the minister of interior (Mr. Sutee Markboon) called the Pattaya police chief . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdido Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 ...as you can see , his uniform's rear emblazement , says it all.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 The pics and video reveal the presence of plastic "boards" which indicates the offenders were playing duplicate bridge which is not a game of luck, a key point in determining gambling. All the hands are pre-dealt and placed in the board, each table then plays a board, replaces the cards and passes it onto the next table after marking the score on a sheet that travels with the board. After the session the directors allot points for the scores... best scoring pair receives 10 points (their opponents nil), or 9.5 if there is a tie, second best receives 9... etc etc. Subsequently the cards do not matter, the most skilled players on that hand/board will win. The team with the most points at the end of the session win. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duplicate_bridge Good luck with explaining that to a Thai Policeman. I suspect that it's well past that stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 (edited) Wow!!! The police were really taking a big chance when they put them in the police bat bus. They could have made a run/hobble for it. What a load of harden criminals. Edited February 5, 2016 by edd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertson468 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Jerks! Here is the Playing Cards Act for those who are interested. Playing cards Act.pdf Thank you very much for that enlightenment. One observation: it says an official may enter the premises between sunrise and sunset. I believe when they raided, sunset had occurred sometime before? Does this mean that their actions in raiding the premises were illegal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i claudius Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I am so disappointed,where are the pictures of them pointing at the cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjunadawn Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 With media saturating all of planet earth in the tragedy that is current events this fiasco demonstrates a detachment from reality that disgusts. How petty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 119 cards no problem innit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POMPOOYBOY Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Been mentioned on the radio here in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RKASA Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 They could have raided just about any golf course and seen money changing hands at every hole ...and who would these gamblers be ... They could have raided most any bar and found money changing hand at every.................... never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isitjustme Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 The latest update is that the Pattaya police understand that they made a complete fool of themselves and that the paid bail money will be refunded to the people. I do not believe it until I read it in the news and hear it from the bridge players themselves, I highly doubt they will get their money back . "Bridge allows players to accumulate points rather than win money and Khunying Chodchoy vowed to fight any possible Court case in the future, on behalf of those arrested on Thursday, although one of the arrestees who does not wish to be named told Pattaya One that he was given verbal confirmation from the Police that the case will likely be dropped and the 5,000 Baht bail money each of the players paid will be returned." Source: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/221299/confusion-and-anger-at-pattaya-bridge-club-raid/ It's a start. They should get a few baht compensation for wrongful detention too. But TIT...not gonna happen. Last couple of foreigners wrongfully detained got the death sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepattaya1961 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 This morning on Thai news they were saying that a large amount of money had been found. That was wishful thinking (as in preprepared statement) I guess, but I does explain maybe why so many police turned up, I mean fair is fair, everybody should get a cut. They are no longer saying that. The Thais can't imagine anyone playing without gambling. (Edit, sorry, I got carried away). I heard it on two BBC news broadcasts. They were gambling actually: "Will we get caught or not? My bet is Thb 5000." And they all lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 (edited) The latest update is that the Pattaya police understand that they made a complete fool of themselves and that the paid bail money will be refunded to the people. I do not believe it until I read it in the news and hear it from the bridge players themselves, I highly doubt they will get their money back . "Bridge allows players to accumulate points rather than win money and Khunying Chodchoy vowed to fight any possible Court case in the future, on behalf of those arrested on Thursday, although one of the arrestees who does not wish to be named told Pattaya One that he was given verbal confirmation from the Police that the case will likely be dropped and the 5,000 Baht bail money each of the players paid will be returned." Source: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/221299/confusion-and-anger-at-pattaya-bridge-club-raid/ It's a start. They should get a few baht compensation for wrongful detention too. But TIT...not gonna happen. Last couple of foreigners wrongfully detained got the death sentence. Again, that quote was published BEFORE it was announced that the charges haven't been dropped, and the cases will proceed to the court. Edited February 8, 2016 by Jingthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 The bridge players were released immediately when her friend, the minister of interior (Mr. Sutee Markboon) called the Pattaya police chief . Facebomb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striderman Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Jerks! Here is the Playing Cards Act for those who are interested. Playing cards Act.pdf Thank you very much for that enlightenment. One observation: it says an official may enter the premises between sunrise and sunset. I believe when they raided, sunset had occurred sometime before? Does this mean that their actions in raiding the premises were illegal? you are joking ? it is clearly daytime in the video above when they arrive, and it is still daytime when they are loaded onto transport to take them to soi 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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