Police also raided his house in Bangkok’s Phasi Charoen district along with seven other sites in the capital as well as neighbouring provinces of Nonthaburi and Nakhon Pathom.
Along with Apirak, police arrested 11 other suspects, two of whom were charged with possessing illegal weapons and consuming controlled substances.
Police said six other gambling websites were found related to Apirak’s network, adding that the link will be investigated further.
Several bank accounts involving transactions worth more than Bt1 billion were also found linked to the suspects.