{"id":26934,"date":"2022-02-03T09:01:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T12:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=26934"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:39:01","slug":"thailand-42-arrested-at-illegal-casino-in-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thailand-42-arrested-at-illegal-casino-in-hotel","title":{"rendered":"Thailand: 42 arrested at illegal casino in hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police in Pattaya have dismantled an alleged illegal casino in a raid on the four-star Le Vernissage Hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thailand.- A police raid in Pattaya, Thailand, ended with the\u00a0<strong>seizure of $15m from alleged illegal gambling operators<\/strong>\u00a0and the arrest of 42 people.\u00a0Police carried out the raid at the four-star Le Vernissage Hotel in North Pattaya. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police entered the hotel and found the alleged dealer in possession of more than $15m worth of chips as well as unlicensed firearms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First land-based casino in Thailand could go to remote province<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The news comes after the creation of sub-committees to study the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thailand-analyses-legalisation-of-casinos\">legalisation of casinos in Thailand<\/a>. For now,\u00a0<strong>betting is totally illegal in Thailand,\u00a0<\/strong>aside from the state lotteries and horse racings through the Bangkok Turf Club. Nonetheless, illegal gambling is widespread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Panich Vikitsreth, a member of the House of Representatives<\/strong>\u00a0and of the sub-committees that are studying the possibility of legalising the development of integrated resorts, has suggested<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/first-land-based-casino-in-thailand-could-go-to-remote-province\">\u00a0the country\u2019s first IR should be built in a less developed province<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a Facebook post, Vikitsreth said it would be better to open an IR in a remote province to make the economy more flexible and to help develop the province and nearby areas. He said a&nbsp;<strong>casino complex would attract more economic development<\/strong>, with new jobs, increased tourism and more businesses and travel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in Pattaya have dismantled an alleged illegal casino in a raid on the four-star Le Vernissage Hotel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"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":"Thai authorities conducted a raid on an alleged illegal casino at the Le Vernissage Hotel in Pattaya, resulting in 42 arrests and the seizure of over $15 million. This incident occurs amidst ongoing legislative discussions in Thailand regarding the potential legalization of integrated resorts, with a House Representative suggesting initial developments target less-developed provinces for economic stimulus.","focusai_entities":"Le Vernissage Hotel, Panich Vikitsreth, House of Representatives, Bangkok Turf Club","focusai_location":"Thailand, Pattaya, Bangkok","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.85), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.88), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Thailand IR Legalisation Timeline?","query":"What is the projected legislative timeline for the sub-committees to finalize recommendations on integrated resort legalization in Thailand, and what are the key political hurdles remaining?"},{"label":"Economic Impact of Rural IRs?","query":"What specific economic impact metrics are being considered by the Thai government to justify the development of integrated resorts in less-developed provinces, beyond general tourism and job creation?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[229,23911],"class_list":["post-26934","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26934","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\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26934"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26934\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26948,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26934\/revisions\/26948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26934"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}