Thailand: Police Arrests Gamblers, Takes Down Illegal Online Gambling Operation

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Bangkok Post

Police nab 11 in online gambling raids

Police have arrested 11 suspects in raids on four sites linked to online gambling websites and seized about 70 million baht worth of assets from them. The websites offered services including football betting, slot games, fish tables, bingo and more, said Pol Lt Gen Worawat Watnakhonbancha, commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau…

Incidents ・ 25 March 2023

The Star

Cops bust THB3bil online gambling network as Thais bet ‘billions’ on World Cup

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Cybercrime police have made five arrests and seized cash, vehicles and assets worth over 1 billion baht in raids at 13 locations to bust a gambling network operating www.scg9.club. The website had about 3 billion baht in circulation, swelled by bets on the World Cup in Qatar, police said. Gambling is illegal…

Incidents ・ 15 December 2022

The Nation Thailand

Cops bust THB3bn online gambling network as Thais bet ‘billions’ on World Cup

The website had about 3 billion baht in circulation, swelled by bets on the World Cup in Qatar, police said. Gambling is illegal in Thailand outside of the government lottery and horse racing but the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce estimates Thais will bet about 57.2 billion baht (US$1.6 billion) on the World Cup. National Police chief…

Incidents ・ 14 December 2022

Bangkok Post

500 online gambling websites targeted by CSD raids

Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police raid a house in Muang district of Khon Kaen on Monday morning, part of an operation against operators illegal gambling websites. (Photo: police) Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police on Monday launched a large operation, codenamed "Hanuman vs online casino mafia", against gambling websites based in 14…

Gambling Sites ・ 17 November 2022

The Star

Operation Hanuman busts gambling franchise with 500 websites

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police launched 63 simultaneous raids in 14 provinces to bust a large online gambling network with over 100 franchises and 500 websites, police announced on Monday (Nov 14). The simultaneous raids were directed by CSD commander Maj Gen Montree Theskhun from the Provincial…

Incidents ・ 14 November 2022

The Nation Thailand

Thai police bust nationwide gambling franchise with 500 websites

The simultaneous raids were directed by CSD commander Maj Gen Montree Theskhun from the Provincial Police Bureau's training centre in Khon Kaen. Over 350 officers from several police agencies took part in the so-called Operation Hanuman to Take Down Online Casino Mafia. The raids were focused on Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Phitsanulok,…

Incidents ・ 14 November 2022

World Casino News

Police make arrests in illegal gambling raid in Cambodia and Thailand

Thailand and Cambodia have been subject to major crackdowns of anti-gambling activity in recent weeks, with police making arrests in both areas. Over 550 illegal immigrants were detained in Cambodia while 40 were arrested in Thailand. The arrests were a result of an operation involving several agencies and were connected to raids on illegal…

Law ・ 27 September 2022

Bangkok Post

B46m in assets seized in gambling bust

Police have arrested six people accused of being part of an online gambling network and seized cash and other assets worth about 46 million baht. Five women and one man are in custody after officers from the Police Cyber Taskforce (PCT) raided a house in Bangkok allegedly used for operating the online gambling website 888Point (Eaddy), said Pol Maj…

Industry ・ 13 August 2022

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Cops raid illegal gambling centre in Subang Jaya

SUBANG JAYA: An illegal online gambling centre was raided after it was exposed on Facebook. In a statement Wednesday (June 22), Subang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Abd Khalid Othman said the raid was conducted on Tuesday (June 21) night following a video on the centre by a Facebook user "Macdonard Highson". "Based on information gathered, the police…

Law ・ 22 June 2022

Borneo Post Online

13-year-old among nine Indonesians nabbed in raid on online gambling call center in Kuching

KUCHING (May 26): Police arrested nine Indonesians during a raid on an online gambling call centre that was operating out of a house at Jalan Rock here. Kuching police chief ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the operation was carried out Monday at 7pm following intelligence gathered by police on the premises. "We believe a syndicate has been operating the call…

Incidents ・ 26 May 2022

Bangkok Post

Online gambling ring busted in Nakhon Sawan

NAKHON SAWAN: Five men have been arrested in Nakhon Sawan on charges of operating a website for a major online gambling network that had more than one billion baht in circulation, police said on Saturday. Officers from the Police Cyber Taskforce (PCT) and local police raided the two-storey house in tambon Wat Sai in Muang district on Saturday…

Incidents ・ 22 January 2022

Pattaya Mail

Thai police bust call center gang running online gambling sites

Members of a call center gang run by Chinese nationals have been arrested at a condominium in Bangkok's Sukhumvit area, with the police discovering that the culprits were also operating online gambling websites that were seeing a combined circulation of about 100 million baht per month. 10 suspects were arrested at a condominium in the Sukhumvit 39…

Gambling Sites ・ 22 January 2022

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Bangkok Post

Online gambling sites busted

Police arrested eight suspects operating three gambling websites with over 100 million baht in monthly circulation, during a raid in Chon Buri province on Tuesday. Officers from the Police Cyber Taskforce and Provincial Police Region 2 searched a two-story house in tambon Ban Suan, Muang district, They were acting on a report that an unusually…

Gambling Sites ・ 18 January 2022

Vegas Slots Online

Police Seize Around $15m in Thailand Gambling Den Raid

Police in the Thailand city of Pattaya (pictured above) have arrested 42 and seized assets of around $15m after a raid on an illegal gambling den in a four-star hotel room. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Police in Thailand have seized tables, card sets, and gambling chips worth around ฿500m (US$15m) and arrested 42 people after a raid on a hotel room in…

Incidents ・ 29 December 2021

Bangkok Post

Online gambling operation smashed in lower NE

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Ten premises believed used for the operation of an online gambling website called "123plus" were raided by police in four lower northeastern provinces on Tuesday. Five suspects arrested and assets worth about 100 million baht were impounded as evidence, including 14 luxury cars. Pol Lt Gen Somprasong Yenthuam, the Provincial…

Incidents ・ 21 December 2021

Bangkok Post

5 arrested for running online gambling site

Police arrested five men for operating online gambling in a raid on a condominium in Bangkok's Bang Khen district on Saturday evening, police said. Pol Lt Col Chaikrit Pho-a, deputy commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau's Patrol and Special Operation Division, said the raid followed reports that a website for online gambling was being…

Gambling Sites ・ 05 December 2021

Bangkok Post

5 arrested operating online gambling

Police arrested five men for operating online gambling in a raid on a condominium in Bang Khen district early on Saturday night, police said. Pol Lt Col Chaikrit Pho-a, deputy commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau's Patrol and Special Operation Division, said the raid followed reports that a website for online gambling had been operated from…

Incidents ・ 05 December 2021

Borneo Post Online

11 arrested in Kuching for alleged involvement in gambling activities

KUCHING (Aug 1): A total of 11 male suspects were arrested by the police for allegedly being involved in gambling activities at a premises in Jalan Arang, here around 1.15am today. Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan said the suspects were still in the midst of playing their card games upon the arrival of the raiding team at the…

Incidents ・ 01 August 2021

Gambling Insider

18 arrested in newest raid on illegal gambling operators in Thailand

Police in Thailand have raided two residential houses used for online gambling and arrested 18 people involved in the illegal activity. The services that were being offered include online gambling sites and betting on football matches. Under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, police seized 16 computers, eight luxury cars and THB11m ($337000) in cash…

Law ・ 14 July 2021

Chiangrai Times

Thailand's Cyber Police Take Down Online Gambling Syndicate

Thailand's Cyber Police have arrested 18 people in a raided two houses being used as bases for an online gambling syndicate in Pathum Thani on Monday morning. A Cyber police spokesperson said investigators had learned that two houses were being used by a gambling syndicate operating a network offering online gambling sites and betting on football…

Incidents ・ 13 July 2021

Chiangrai Times

Police Take Down Euro 2020 Online Gambling Site in Northern Thailand

Police in northern Thailand have taken down an Euro 2020 online gambling site and arrested two men in Mae Sot district of Tak on Wednesday. They were charged with hosting online gambling during the Euro 2020 football tournament. Immigration police arrested Mr. Siwa Malipuang, 36 and Mr. Siwakorn Meesiri, 22, and seized equipment used to link with…

Gambling Sites ・ 25 June 2021

The Sun Daily

Illegal gambling syndicate run by a Datuk Seri busted

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have busted an illegal gambling syndicate led by a man with a Datuk Seri title with the arrest of 19 people in Pudu and Cheras recently. Kuala Lumpur police chief Commissioner Datuk Azmi Abu Kassim said today the syndicate was involved in online and slot machine gambling activities since early this year, raking in profits of…

Law ・ 24 May 2021

Bangkok Post

B1bn assets impounded from online gambling network

Police raided 13 premises suspected of running online gambling in Bangkok and Chiang Rai on Tuesday, and impounded assets worth about 1 billion baht for examination. The raids were launched to bring down a gambling website called SCG9, said Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas, the national police chief. The website had been operating for three years,…

Incidents ・ 13 December 2022

Bangkok Post

CSD raids target online casino 'mafia'

Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police yesterday launched a large operation, codenamed "Hanuman vs online casino mafia", against gambling websites based in 14 provinces. The operation, led by CSD commander Pol Maj Gen Montree Thetkhan, involved about 350 police and targets 63 premises in 14 provinces countrywide -- Khon Kaen, Bangkok, Chiang Mai,…

Incidents ・ 15 November 2022

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Daytona Beach police hit jackpot and seize 40 illegal gambling machines

Police still gathering evidence following tip-off with charges likely to follow once ownership of the mac... Police still gathering evidence following tip-off with charges likely to follow once ownership of the machines is determined. In a surprise raid conducted last Thursday (18 April) afternoon, Daytona Beach Police Department (DBPD) officers in…

Incidents ・ 22 April 2024