{"id":15695,"date":"2021-03-10T16:09:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=15695"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:13:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:13:51","slug":"thailand-1-2bn-baht-in-assets-confiscated-from-gambling-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thailand-1-2bn-baht-in-assets-confiscated-from-gambling-operators","title":{"rendered":"Thailand: 1.2bn baht in assets confiscated from gambling operators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Casino and online gambling is currently illegal in Thailand, and <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thailand-cracks-down-on-illegal-gambling-dens\">authorities are cracking down<\/a><\/em><\/strong> on illegal operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thailand.- <strong>The Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) <\/strong>in Thailand have <strong>confiscated assets worth 1.2bn baht <\/strong>from three individuals allegedly involved in illegal gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to AMLO deputy secretary-general Piyaphan Pingmuang, the assets were confiscated from <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thailand-govt-adviser-arrested-over-alleged-online-gambling-network\" target=\"_blank\">Siapo Po-arnon<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, who was arrested last month for allegedly organising illegal online gambling, <strong>his mother Banyen Channara<\/strong> and <strong>Somchai Jutikitdet<\/strong>, who was arrested last month for allegedly running illegal gambling dens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The assets listed for seizure include <strong>bank accounts, gold jewellery, vehicles, condominium units, houses and blocks of land.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AMLO deputy secretary-general Piyaphan said the office was still collecting evidence and would <strong>later submit its case report to public prosecutors,<\/strong> who would <strong>decide whether the assets should be seized by the state.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AMLO can withhold the assets of a suspect for <strong>up to 90 days<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casino and online gambling is currently illegal in Thailand, and authorities are cracking down on illegal operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Thailand's Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) has confiscated assets valued at 1.2 billion baht from three individuals implicated in illegal online and land-based gambling operations. This action underscores the Thai authorities' stringent enforcement against illicit gaming activities, with the seized assets including bank accounts, properties, and vehicles. The case is proceeding to public prosecutors for a final decision on state seizure.","focusai_entities":"Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO), Piyaphan Pingmuang, Siapo Po-arnon, Banyen Channara, Somchai Jutikitdet","focusai_location":"Thailand","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (1.0), investor_analyst (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"AMLO's Enforcement Strategy?","query":"What are the broader implications of AMLO's aggressive asset confiscation strategy for the future of iGaming regulation and the potential for a regulated market in Thailand?"},{"label":"Market Liberalization Impact?","query":"How might sustained crackdowns on illegal gambling influence the Thai government's long-term considerations for market liberalization and the establishment of a regulated iGaming framework, potentially attracting B2B\/B2C licensing?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[229,512],"class_list":["post-15695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling","tag-gaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15695"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15708,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15695\/revisions\/15708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}