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

[KIWIBATCH]

Thailand...."on the cusp of greatness" 

[grumbleweed]

Come guys go easy on them: Name one armed force that doesn't like to demonstrate their full military prowess whenever they get the chance

[marquis22]

2 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Are we still allowed to play with our private parts or is that a protected occupation, restricted to local professionals only?

I haven't seen that played in a pad with a group of mixed males and females, but if you know of any haunts IM me. Don't broadcast it on here the Army might be reading ....  Is it first out the winner or the last man standing?

[soalbundy]

6 minutes ago, BlindMagician said:

Yeah sure, ok, but let's see that applied to all, including the rich, powerful and gun hugging folks playing at being either military or politicians...it's not clear which.

Then let's see some sensible laws. I mean, really... dominoes!?

 

be fair, one must beware of the beginning's, first dominoes then bridge followed by poker and wanting democracy  

[louse1953]

36 minutes ago, doggie1955 said:

If you are playing Chess or Checkers or even playing a game of Monopoly here in Thailand, you may get 2 to 5 yrs in Jail or just pay a 5.000 baht fine.

What about playing pacience on the phone.

[Lupatria]

Would the pensioners be allowed to play Pokemon while using a rollator? That would give Bkk's traffic the deathblow.

Every day I wonder, how stupid can they actually become here? ...And then I read the news.

[prakhonchai nick]

In my village, the local police regularly raid a house here and a house there in the afternoon. The villagers -predominantly the women - are ether playing cards or dominoes.  If the "look out" is not asleep, many can escape  through a back door.

Having been caught, they are taken down to the amphur police station, where they are booked to appear in Buriram court the next morning. They are then set free to make their own way home.

 

The following morning they are picked up and make the 44km journey in the back of a pick up (illegal in itself!) The court will generally fine everyone 1,500baht (prison for those that cannot pay), whilst the house owner is fined more. Once again they are left to their own devices to get home.

 

 

[Jools]

Absolute scum of the earth. I'm surprised they didn't charge them all with Lese Majeste. No need to follow the law or be fair, just make it up as you go and pull nonexistent "laws" out of your rectum at will.

[soalbundy]

Test them all for drugs and take away their medication, that'll teach em

[bark]

4 hours ago, OMGImInPattaya said:

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

Hi Trump. I would love to bang your daughter.

[KKr]

Maybe someone had watched "Analyse This" and concluded that the age profile of the group assembling under the pretext of playing an innocent game was suspect.

Edited September 21, 2016 by KKr

[TPI]

4 hours ago, OMGImInPattaya said:

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

Gosh! Gee mister, thanks for telling us that! I know it includes flipping a coin at the start of a game and other disgusting acts....we are eternally in your debt for your sage advice!

[dominique355]

It's good to know that the Thai military have their priority sorted out.
It's a good combat training for cases of national security....or is this already such a case of national security?
General Prayut should use his special powers under Sec. 44 of the Military Constitution to search all households for Domino stones and search all mobile phone for such game apps...

Sorry gotta go and delete some apps!

[Gillyflower]

I just loved the use of the word "den".  It conjures up all sorts of images, culled from US films and so on.

[steve73]

56 minutes ago, doggie1955 said:

If you are playing Chess or Checkers or even playing a game of Monopoly here in Thailand, you may get 2 to 5 yrs in Jail or just pay a 5.000 baht fine.

 

You could just imagine the scene if the BiB came across a game of Monopoly - they'd think they'd hit the jackpot..!!!!

[DrTuner]

Hang 'em high!!!

 

Was I the first?

[soalbundy]

7 minutes ago, steve73 said:

 

You could just imagine the scene if the BiB came across a game of Monopoly - they'd think they'd hit the jackpot..!!!!

Pay 200 don't go to jail

[Tom Parkinson]

I'm just curious...  Every definition of "gambling" I could find equates gambling to betting or wagering on an uncertain outcome.  All of the games mentioned in this thread involve uncertain outcomes.  So one COULD gamble on them.  But gambling requires betting or wagering (and the implied passing of money based on those wagers).  It might be reasonable to postulate that gambling was occurring in this instance.  But was there any mention of evidence that they were actually gambling?  Simply keeping score would not constitute such evidence.  Or is evidence not required for conviction in such cases?  Is playing games of chance assumed to constitute per se evidence of gambling?  

[soalbundy]

2 minutes ago, Tom Parkinson said:

I'm just curious...  Every definition of "gambling" I could find equates gambling to betting or wagering on an uncertain outcome.  All of the games mentioned in this thread involve uncertain outcomes.  So one COULD gamble on them.  But gambling requires betting or wagering (and the implied passing of money based on those wagers).  It might be reasonable to postulate that gambling was occurring in this instance.  But was there any mention of evidence that they were actually gambling?  Simply keeping score would not constitute such evidence.  Or is evidence not required for conviction in such cases?  Is playing games of chance assumed to constitute per se evidence of gambling?  

Evidence, silly boy, you're in Thailand, show me your money and we'll discuss this in private

[jesimps]

5 hours ago, mercman24 said:

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

Before I came here I was advised to treat all Thais as 5 year olds. Ten years later still think it was the best advice I received.

 

[soalbundy]

Just now, jesimps said:

Before I came here I was advised to treat all Thais as 5 year olds. Ten years later still think it was the best advice I received.

 

5 ? that's a little ambitious.

[Beats56]

4 hours ago, Clamhua said:

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

Or playing pool too.

[Beats56]

You think the uthorites would have learned from the last feasco and international attention they got.

Some one fell out of the stupid tree and hit every branch on the way down.

Just asinine.

[owenm]

I should try playing Snakes and Ladders or Draught with a mate outside a Police Station and see if anyone winks an eyelid... Absolute stupidity at its best... TAT...... 

[tifino]

 

 

heh heh heh - looks after all, to be safer, in simply go back to playing Thai Chess - against mamasan in the bar.

 

 

yeah, we don't really want any authority spying on what we write

- but the bibs do really need to see what the world audience is saying about their babies with a bib - crying over spilt milk antics

[NoshowJones]

4 hours ago, DLang said:

Please respect the laws of Thailand.

You cannot respect any laws if you don't agree with them.

[Jim walker]

More crazed pensioners arrested for playing dominoes not even a mention about them all shooting up on heroin, are these stunts caused by the lack of knowledge and travel by the Thais not seeing people / family’s  enjoying themselves having a laugh and playing cards or dominoes for a few pence per game. Or are they told instructed by government from an early age any type of gambling is bad just go to the casino in Cambodia and watch how to lose money like the Thai Elite do. Total joke complete non story once again.     

[Kered]

Tourists - PLEASE NOTE - Do not come to Thailand if you wish to play Bridge or Dominos, you may be arrested!!

[madmitch]

STOP PRESS! Toys R Us in Central World just raided and the staff and management arrested for selling dominoes, not to mention Monopoly, Scrabble and Snakes and Ladders.

 

STOP PRESS 2! Dominoes Pizza on Sukhumvit raided. Police confused after finding no evidence of gambling. 

Edited September 21, 2016 by madmitch

[Pattaya28]

But the story missed the usual crucial factor.

 

Was money on the tables ?