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Thailand eyes 3-, 6-digit lotto to curb overpricing, illegal gambling

Published: Jun 07, 2022

The government will launch new six- and three-digit lotteries this year in a bid to tackle the problems of overpricing and illegal lotto, a PM’s Office minister said on Tuesday.

Police nab another 14 suspects, seize more assets in crackdown on gambling website

Published: Mar 01, 2022

Thailand’s cyber police arrested another 14 suspects and seized more than 75 million baht worth of assets from the alleged owner of a gambling website in the South.

Most Thais against legalising gambling, casinos, survey finds

Published: Dec 12, 2021

NIDA Poll conducted a nationwide survey titled “Legal Casinos” from December 6 to 8. In the survey, 1,318 respondents aged 18 and above and from different backgrounds were asked four questions. Here are their answers:

Cyber taskforce nabs two Thai women linked to online gambling network

Published: Oct 24, 2021

Two Thai women were arrested on Saturday for allegedly running an online gambling network from a luxury condominium in Bangkok’s Huai Khwang district.

Gambling loss pushes Chonburi woman to suicide

Published: Sep 23, 2021

A 39-year-old Chonburi resident hanged herself on Wednesday after losing a bet she had placed on a gambling website.

10 gamblers arrested in raid on Phatthalung cockfighting stadium

Published: Sep 21, 2021

Police nabbed 10 out of some 100 gamblers during a raid on a cockfighting stadium in Phatthalung’s Muang district on Monday.

Phuket police officers transferred for alleged involvement in illegal hotel gambling

Published: Aug 01, 2021

Three police officers in Phuket suspected of involvement in a hotel room being converted into a gambling den have been transferred, Provincial Police Region 8 said on Saturday.

28 arrested for gambling in Phuket hotel room

Published: Jul 18, 2021

Twenty-eight people were arrested when the Crime Suppression Division raided a hotel in Phuket on Saturday, after getting a tip-off that a hotel room had been converted into a gambling den.

Betting amounting to tens of billions of baht expected during Euro 2020

Published: Jun 13, 2021

Football betting is expected to intensify during the European Football Championship 2020, currently underway, the Centre for Gambling Studies (CGS) said on Saturday, while warning parents to keep an eye on their children.

East of Thailand’s gambling kingpin nabbed over murder allegations

Published: Mar 25, 2021

Police on Thursday raided 21 sites and re-arrested casino operator Somchai Jutikitdecha aka Longchoo Somchai, 56, over allegedly ordering the murder of an informant.

CCSA releases list of Covid-related arrests thanks to public vigilance

Published: Mar 03, 2021

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Wednesday released a report on law violations and complaints related to the Covid-19 outbreak as of February 28, government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri said.

34 arrested in raid on container-offices running four gambling websites

Published: Feb 05, 2021

Four gambling websites were shut by police, while 34 website administrators were arrested on Thursday.

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