{"id":13778,"date":"2021-01-26T21:31:35","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T21:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=13778"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:21:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:21:45","slug":"161-slots-machines-seized-in-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/161-slots-machines-seized-in-thailand","title":{"rendered":"161 slots machines seized in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The illegal slots machines were found in Pattaya, in a commercial building where an unlicensed casino was being set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Thailand.- The Thai police is trying to track the owner of <strong>161 illegal slots machines <\/strong>that were<strong> seized<\/strong> in the Pattaya area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The machines were sequestered after being found in a commercial building in Nongprue. the evidence suggests an <strong>illegal casino was being set up<\/strong> on at least two floors of the three-storey building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other areas of the building seemed to have been prepared for exchange operations, machine repairmen and as housing for staff, the police reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The machines are believed to have been<strong> smuggled into Thailand<\/strong> and appeared to have <strong>been used recently.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Gambling in Thailand during Covid-19<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Thai government has recently launched <strong>three new sub-committees <\/strong>that will try to tackle the country\u2019s <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thailand-cracks-down-on-illegal-gambling-dens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">illegal gambling dens<\/span>,<\/a><\/em><\/strong> which have been signalled as a major source of Covid-19 infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal is to present the findings to a central committee and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, who leads the decision-making process in the fight against Covid-19 in Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The country is debating the possibility of <em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thailand-may-debate-legalisation-of-gambling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">legalising gambling<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em> as a way to tackle the problem of illegal gambling dens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The illegal slots machines were found in Pattaya, in a commercial building where an unlicensed casino was being set up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13780,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Thai authorities seized 161 illegal slot machines in Pattaya, uncovering an unlicensed casino operation suspected of facilitating exchange operations and staff housing. 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