Forget playing bridge - now Thai soldiers round up pensioners for dominos!

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Forget playing bridge - now Thai soldiers round up pensioners for dominos!

 

Image: Daily News

 

BANGKOK: -- Eight pensioners have been arrested in Bangkok for playing dominos.

 

The raid was carried out by Thai soldiers on an address in Pathumwan, Bangkok.

 

The seniors - all aged 60 - 70 - were hauled off to the police station on Tuesday to face charges of gambling, reported Daily News.

 

Taken into evidence were two sets of dominos, playing cards, mahjong sets and some dice. One man was named - he was 52 year old Samart Woranathorrocha who was overseeing the den in Soi Phraya unthorn Phimon.

 

Thirty two aging members of the Pattaya bridge club were hauled into custody in February in a story that hit the international headlines.

 

Source: Daily News

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-09-21

 

[Mango Bob]

Must be slow at Army headquarters.  No college students or red shirts to go after so try the pensions.   

[jaltsc]

"Eight pensioners have been arrested in Bangkok for playing dominos. "

 

Well, that's the right thing to do when you have pensioners squandering their extremely generous 600 Baht monthly pension. 

 

I'm certain the government would rather have them spend all that money it on rent, utilities, food, clothing, supporting spouses, transportation and clean entertainment.

[mercman24]

laughing stock of the world once again, they got brains of children, yep come onl lets make this viral

[jerojero]

Un-<deleted>-Believable! 'nuff said.

[biker Bob]

hahahaha amazing Thailand. 

[Caveat Emptor]

Do some of these idiots waken up and ask themselves ' what stupidity can we get up to today ' ?

[taichiplanet]

You may well say what is the problem with these Bridge and Domino clubs. At first it is just some fun but next thing you know you are addicted to heroin, Yaba and opium.

[amykat]

Hasn't it been said many times here, that Thai education lacks critical thinking skills???

[trainman34014]

So to play Domino's in Thailand you have to visit  ' a den ' !   Lol.     Can just imagine one evening saying to the Mrs ''Come on, lets sneak down to the Domino Den for a bit of covert fun ''.

 

Thailand is but a very large Mental Institution for sure and large numbers of the afflicted are running the whole caboodle !

[OMGImInPattaya]

Gambling (except horse racing and the government lottery) is illegal in Thailand. 'Nuff said.

[Brer Fox]

I wonder if the soldiers were in full combat gear with automatic weapons like with the bridge club.

These pensioners should kick in and hire a professional cockatoo so they can get prior warning and make a quick getaway in their walking frames and wheelchairs. In fact they should upgrade their normal walkers to the faster getaway model as shown.

PM Prayut should be proud of his boys for busting this hot bed of gambling.

[Dipterocarp]

Saw a gaggle of Thai women in a Nevada Casino recently, stuffing money into slot machines. Must be paradise for them!

[evadgib]

15 minutes ago, OMGImInPattaya said:

Gambling (except horse racing and the government lottery) is illegal in Thailand. 'Nuff said.

If no money changes hands its no different to watching football. Nuff said.

[NongKhaiKid]

It's getting to the stage using the age old response ' want to bet ? ' will end up in an arrest.

[DLang]

Please respect the laws of Thailand.

[OMGImInPattaya]

11 minutes ago, evadgib said:

If no money changes hands its no different to watching football. Nuff said.

You don't think there was money changing hands...just arrived in Thailand today?  ??

[KMartinHandyman]

Are there any villages where bib wives run private lottery and don't immediately pay in full when someone gets big lucky?

[Fookhaht]

Relief!  

We've finally found public servants with the balls to hunt down and arrest the Abbot at Dhamayhayayayayaya, the jet-setting fraudster monk in Ray-Bans, the Red Bull heir murderer of Thong Lor police, and a few other high-profile law-evaders!  

Go get 'em!  

[evadgib]

5 minutes ago, OMGImInPattaya said:

You don't think there was money changing hands...just arrived in Thailand today?  ??

On this device the players nationalities aren't clear. The ref to bridge lead me to assume some at least must be ferang.

[elliss]

11 minutes ago, DLang said:

Please respect the laws of Thailand.

 

   Indeed ,  we  do not  want  domino type farlangs , in Thailand  .

             Good  old  fashioned sex tourist  welcome, you and your zimmer .

[evadgib]

2 minutes ago, elliss said:

 

   Indeed ,  we  do not  want  your type of farlangs , in Thailand  .

             Good  old  fashioned sex tourist  welcome, you and your zimmer .

I thought the latter was a mod

[Clamhua]

If they stopped gambling all the golf courses would have to shut down, no point playing if your not betting

[Saraphee]

14 minutes ago, DLang said:

Please respect the laws of Thailand.

On the evidence in this case?

[NickJ]

There would have been more Boy's in Brown taking part in the raid. It's just that they got a bit confused and ended up at a Domino's Pizza place instead.

[colinneil]

5 hours ago, DLang said:

Please respect the laws of Thailand.

You say please respect the laws of Thailand. Well no bugger else does.

Dominoes <deleted>sake what next arrested for farting????

People around the world seeing nonsense like that are p....ing themselves with laughter.

This mob seem to be doing everything they can to make Thailand look stupid.

 

When i had my accident did the  b.i.b. respect the law  !!! NO !! THEY LIED AND LIED. !!!!

[robsamui]

34 minutes ago, DLang said:

Please respect the laws of Thailand.

What a twirp!

Like the ill-fated bridge club, there was no gambling involved.
Simply playing dominoes is not breaking the law.

[robsamui]

40 minutes ago, OMGImInPattaya said:

You don't think there was money changing hands...just arrived in Thailand today?  ??

When the Thai police arrest people for gambling they are duty bound to report that they also impounded the money that was in evidence too. There was no mention of this in the report or evidence of it in the photos. These were farangs they arrested, not Thais.

[canuckamuck]

I wonder if the troops involved get a special ribbon on their uniform for participating in this combat mission?

[JAG]

I wonder if the troops involved get a special ribbon on their uniform for participating in this combat mission?

Why not, they get wings for jumping out of a pick up truck...