Soldiers raid Sai Mai gambling den

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Soldiers raid Sai Mai gambling den

 

BANGKOK: -- A group of 52 gamblers were arrested when soldiers raided a gambling den at Sai Mai area of Bangkok last night.

 

The raid followed a tipoff that a three-storey commercial building at a market in Sai Mai area is a gambling den.

 

More than 20 soldiers rushed to the place and surrounded the building.

 

They broken open the door and stormed inside where over 50 gamblers were gathering.

 

A total of 52 gamblers were rounded up along with the gambling operator.

 

High-low gambling equipment along with 25,000 baht cash were seized.

 

All gamblers were later escorted to Sai Mai police station to face charges.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/soldiers-raid-sai-mai-gambling-den/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2016-09-30

[inactiveposter]

฿25K from 52 gamblers - obviously high stakes.


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[NongKhaiKid]

An army raid so I suppose the next headline will be local senior BIB moved to inactive posts.

[fruitman]

7 minutes ago, inactiveposter said:

฿25K from 52 gamblers - obviously high stakes.


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Almost every party i've been invited to has a group of people playing cards and gamble (small money). But 500 baht a person is about what they gamble on a night and the banker might have it all at the end of the night.

 

I don't join them but always fear a raid like this and sure i'll get arrested as well.

 

Also they use different rules than Europeans for their cardgames which are in favour of the banker but they don't understand that.

[seajae]

isnt it funny how when the police are not involved in the raids they get everyone and all the equipment, in all the years it was police doing the raids this simply didnt happen. Now tell me again how all these high positioned policeman managed to get all their millions............

[ratcatcher]

The army boys have to attend and monitor these illegal games because if the BIB went, they'd be offered a seat, a drink  and a fresh deal of the cards.

[Johnniey]

Wow, all for this little money and the some of the gamblers will be fined 500 baht, if it gets as far as the court.

 

Obviously was a personal vendetta. 

[fruitman]

1 hour ago, seajae said:

isnt it funny how when the police are not involved in the raids they get everyone and all the equipment, in all the years it was police doing the raids this simply didnt happen. Now tell me again how all these high positioned policeman managed to get all their millions............

 

I wonder where the big money went...500 baht a person ain't much. At least it's not 80 millions kept in a private bankaccount 

Edited September 30, 2016 by fruitman

[bark]

3 hours ago, fruitman said:

 

Almost every party i've been invited to has a group of people playing cards and gamble (small money). But 500 baht a person is about what they gamble on a night and the banker might have it all at the end of the night.

 

I don't join them but always fear a raid like this and sure i'll get arrested as well.

 

Also they use different rules than Europeans for their cardgames which are in favour of the banker but they don't understand that.

You need to have a look out watching about one km from the house. This is what we do. We have both men and women

who gamble. Then if the police start to come. We get a call from the look out. We then put away the cards and money.

Then well all take off our clothes and start having sex.

When the police come, we offer milk and cookies to them.

Sorted.

[alien365]

I think it's quite clear where the gambling takes place. Just look for the houses with multiple pick up trucks unusually parked outside. All of them with a certain sticker in the rear window.

[tukkytuktuk]

Pretty well organized hi and lo game.