rooster59 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Korean gang arrested in Bangkok running online gambling racket Image: Thairath BANGKOK:-- Police raided three houses in Bang Pakong east of Bangkok yesterday rounding up a gang of Koreans and a Chinese national running a sports betting operation. The men admitted that they were working for a South Korean syndicate and taking bets from that country on international sports, reports Thairath. They had been operating for between two and three months with a daily turnover of about one million baht. Armed with search warrants issued the day before police arrested 10 Koreans and one Chinese and took a large amount of computers, notebooks, passports, bank books, flash drives and one time password issuing devices into evidence. Source: Thairath -- 2016-04-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user82374298374 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Why do Koreans come to Thailand to do this stuff? Why not just do it in Korea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxo1947 Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 The men admitted that they were working for a South Korean syndicate and taking bets from that country on international sports, reports ---OP So they are not taking money (bets) from Thai people, just using the Thai internet to get around the S.Korean gambling laws, you would think there would be a better country than Thailand to run that from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowsdawdle Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Why do Koreans come to Thailand to do this stuff? Why not just do it in Korea? Taxes? Sophisticated IT forensics? Severe penalties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 .....technically they are working for an overseas firm.... ...the crime is doing it better ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcab Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 The men admitted that they were working for a South Korean syndicate and taking bets from that country on international sports, reports ---OP So they are not taking money (bets) from Thai people, just using the Thai internet to get around the S.Korean gambling laws, you would think there would be a better country than Thailand to run that from. Isn't this the same argument that digital nomads use, concluding that what they are doing is not illegal? Working online for foreign clients with the money not entering Thailand. Just wondering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khon Kaen Dave Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 I would imagine that someone,somewhere was pissed off because these people had not paid their dues. Thai Mr Bigs hate foreigners who are somewhat cleverer than them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanukjim Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Why do Koreans come to Thailand to do this stuff? Why not just do it in Korea? Because the punishment is much more severe in Korea and here there is always the "bribe" element. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelroad Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 I am surprised they got caught so quickly - two to three months. I assumed the RTP weren't too hot at solving computer based crime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brer Fox Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Why do Koreans come to Thailand to do this stuff? Why not just do it in Korea?Because they know the heavily armed military and the police in Thailand are busy shaking down the illegal bridge playing dens and thus there is a big chance these villains will remain undetected while the law is distracted with other more easy prey who are not fleet of foot and do not have the ability to escape quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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