Thai authorities arrested 200 people in a raid on an illegal gambling venue in Bangkok, Interior Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said. The operation reportedly generated more than THB500 million ($14.6 million) a month, and police seized 17 bank passbooks; authorities are continuing to investigate the network.
The arrests and seized financial records signal enforcement against a large illegal gambling operation in Bangkok.
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Thai police raided an alleged illegal gambling operation in Nakhon Nayok and arrested people at the site, according to the report. Officers seized gambling chips and cash valued at more than ฿2m, and the premises also showed evidence of unauthorised online gambling, the report said.
Thai cybercrime police arrested anti-corruption campaigner Atchariya Ruangrattanapong on 3 October in Thailand over alleged online boxing betting offences. Police allege the betting network generated turnover exceeding THB1 billion. Atchariya denies all charges and says legitimate financial transactions underpin the case against him.
Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) said it arrested 12 people in raids across Bangkok, Samut Prakan and Tak over an alleged online gambling and money-laundering network. Police said the targeted platform recorded about THB1 billion ($29.9 million) in monthly turnover over the previous three months; 15 people had arrest warrants, with three still at large.
Thai police arrested a 32-year-old man in Pattaya over alleged links to an online gambling network associated with Shwe Kokko in Myanmar. Police alleged that he facilitated gambling at 239 casinos and served about 330,000 Chinese gamblers; authorities said he was being processed for deportation to China. Separately, Thailand’s Anti-Money Laundering Office reported freezing 34 assets worth about THB8.269bn in a case involving fraud, drug trafficking and human trafficking.
Thai police arrested 93 Vietnamese nationals during a raid in Bangkok on an online gambling operation reportedly targeting Vietnam. Makkasan police said the websites offered sports betting and casino games and estimated turnover at more than 100 million baht a day; those arrested told police they had been recruited and paid 30,000 baht monthly.