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.
The raid highlights enforcement against alleged in-person and unauthorised online gambling operations.
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Tourist Police Division 5 arrested 10 foreigners in Koh Phangan, Thailand, on suspicion of participating in an illegal poker game, according to the report. Police reportedly found THB134,000 at the house where the group had gathered. Separately, a Singapore court sentenced Lin Mei to 10 months in prison and Wu Zhibing to eight months after they pleaded guilty in a case involving the detention of a woman over gambling debt.
Thai police arrested five Indian nationals suspected of administering an online gambling operation during a raid in Pattaya, according to police statements. Officers seized computers, phones and financial records; authorities said the suspects remain in custody while immigration and cybercrime officials examine the evidence, and further charges may follow.
Thailand’s national police chief ordered units to intensify action against online gambling, police said. Authorities reported blocking 717,425 links between 1 October 2025 and 20 May 2026, and said 309 gambling websites would be reviewed for closure during May and June 2026.
Police in Decatur, Alabama, arrested five people after searching a home in the 1000 block of Hoover Avenue SW on 20 October. Officers found several gambling machines, an undisclosed sum of cash and an assault rifle; the suspects face charges including promoting gambling and simple gambling.
Police in Decatur, Alabama, arrested five people after searching a home in the 1000 block of Hoover Avenue SW on 20 October. The Decatur Police Department, its Vice/Narcotics Unit, Special Enforcement Team and Special Weapons and Tactical Unit executed a search warrant at the property. The five people arrested were charged and released on bond later that day, the report said.
Incheon Yeonsu District police said they arrested and charged five people after raiding a suspected gambling venue in South Korea on 5 April. Police said the group had played about 50 times and that losers paid winners 3,000 won per game, plus 1,000 won per point. The investigation was ongoing, police said.