webfact Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Decisions, decisions! Gambling or just shooting fish? Picture: Daily News BANGKOK: -- Soldiers and police who raided what they thought was a gambling den in Bangkok have a decision to make. Were the customers of the shop in Bangkok Noi gambling or just playing a game shooting fish? Following reports of nefarious behavior, police from Bang Khun Non and some military men went to a shop in Charoen Sanitwong Soi 35, reports Daily News. There were about a dozen people, some on computers and six seated around a game where they had to shoot fish. The lady who was looking after the shop - Miss Soporn Nee from Cambodia - said she didn't know who the owner was and that she was paid 500 baht a day. The raiding party took a quantity of cash, some accounts books, computers and the fish game in as evidence. No charges were laid - now they have to decide if anyone was breaking the law. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-12-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Decisions, decisions...........doesn't everybody sit around nefariously shooting fish in their spare time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePai Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Low and behold, the mighty Thai military in action Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 "Following reports of nefarious behavior, police from Bang Khun Non and some military men went to a shop in Charoen Sanitwong Soi 35, reports Daily News." ""nefarious. (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal. "the nefarious activities of the organized-crime syndicates" synonyms:wicked, evil, sinful, iniquitous, egregious, heinous, atrocious, vile, foul, abominable, odious, depraved, monstrous, fiendish, diabolical, unspeakable, despicable"" Really? A group of guys, sitting around a table, peacefully playing a game. The word " nefarious" ,might better be used to describe the activities of certain people in more senior positions of power than these citizens. And we all know who they are. Don't we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 3 minutes ago, ratcatcher said: Really? A group of guys, sitting around a table, peacefully playing a game. The word " nefarious" ,might better be used to describe the activities of certain people in more senior positions of power than these citizens. And we all know who they are. Don't we? The virtual fish would probably disagree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brer Fox Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 9 minutes ago, JoePai said: Low and behold, the mighty Thai military in action No flack jackets or automatic weapons like the brave Pattaya soldiers when they raided the oldies bridge club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Just now, impulse said: The virtual fish would probably disagree with you. That would be virtually impossible.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 1 minute ago, ratcatcher said: That would be virtually impossible.......... Not on a Friday before the long Christmas weekend. Anything's possible today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tukkytuktuk Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 It seems these 6-8 player arcade games can be reprogrammed to play poker, black jack and other illegal gambling games as you can read in this article from California and little Saigon article also.http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2016/07/18/police-tackle-rise-in-gambling-slaphouses-in-california/Los Angeles, Little Siagon.http://m.ocregister.com/articles/slaphouses-727928-seasock-police.htmlOne of the popular ways to wager is the Fish Game. Several gamblers sit around a large machine and slap a button trying to “hit” animated characters, including a dragon, for points. The player with the most points wins; the game is the origin of the term slaphouse.AndSlaphouse operators offer other games, too. Most often they are computer-based versions of blackjack, poker and various Asian games of chance. The music varies from club music and electronica to Vietnamese pop songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie1955 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 4 minutes ago, Brer Fox said: No flack jackets or automatic weapons like the brave Pattaya soldiers when they raided the oldies bridge club. What ever happen to that bridge club and the out come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 They had this game table at the Emporium many years back. You score and accumulate points on the types and numbers of fishes. Definitely can be used for gambling, especially when not a single kid is seated at the same table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 How many Thai soldiers does it take to shake down a video arcade, eight ? What is the Thai word for investigation ? Why didn't they send in a plain clothed detective first ? The lack of finesse is mind numbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natway09 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Meanwhie the big gamblers just pop across the border & leave their Thai money in Cambodia, Laos & now Myanmar or bet on the internet through dozens of UK betting shops Sooner or later they will have to allow Casinos in Thailand won't they ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honthy Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Depending on some tea factors. If it is enough for some, fish shooting and mai mi pokatee. Should not, big, big problem, khrap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catkiwi Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 "Not on a Friday before the long Christmas weekend. Anything's possible today." I must be in the wrong country...what long Christmas weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 This ongoing crusade against private card games or bingo is utterly pathetic! Meanwhile, murderers go free and convicted ones get bail. Something's really wrong with the leadership in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 With all the country's problems and they are worried about a game? Absolutely no sense of reality and priorities at all. Always trying to harvest the low hanging fruit and not really getting to the top tiers of corruption. I wonder why? (rhetorical question) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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