{"id":14983,"date":"2021-02-19T15:36:41","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T15:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=14983"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:39:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:39:31","slug":"thailand-3-koreans-arrested-for-operating-gambling-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thailand-3-koreans-arrested-for-operating-gambling-website","title":{"rendered":"Thailand: 3 Koreans arrested for operating gambling website"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The men have been arrested for working without documentation but are being investigated for other crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Thailand.- <strong>Authorities have arrested three Korean men<\/strong> at a building in Bangkok after receiving a tip-off that the site was being used to <strong>operate an<\/strong> <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thailand-cracks-down-on-illegal-gambling-dens\" target=\"_blank\">illegal online gambling site.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three suspects have initially been charged with <strong>working without documentation<\/strong>, but police are investigating whether they were involved with other illegal activities including <strong>money laundering.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief of the immigration police,<strong> Sompong Chingduang<\/strong>, said: \u201cPreliminary investigation revealed that the three suspects have been hired by a South Korean employer to operate the website from Thailand, each receiving a salary of Bt100,000 (US$3,333) per month plus special overseas expenses of Bt30,000 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe website, which is accessible from South Korea and targets mainly South Korean customers, has circulating cash estimated at Bt2m to Bt3m per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of the suspects said that their jobs are daily system administration and answering customers\u2019 questions and that they have been doing this for about a year.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thailand&#8217;s <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thailand-may-debate-legalisation-of-gambling\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha<\/a><\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;has said he may consider the option of&nbsp;<strong>legalising gambling<\/strong>&nbsp;in the country as a measure to tackle the problem of illegal gambling dens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The men have been arrested for working without documentation but are being investigated for other crimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14996,"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 have apprehended three Korean nationals operating an illicit online gambling platform from Bangkok, targeting South Korean patrons. 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