Police conducted 63 simultaneous raids in 14 provinces to dismantle a network operating 500 betting websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
India.- A large police operation commanded by the Crime Suppression Division <\/strong>(CSD) has targeted a network that was allegedly operating around 500 illegal betting websites<\/strong>. According to local media, the operation involved more than 350 officers and 63 simultaneous raids in 14 provinces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Most of the raids were in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Phitsanulok, Mahasarakham, Saraburi and Sa Kaew provinces. Police believe the network has been operating for more than 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The operation followed a series of raids against the Fat Fast online gambling network in September, which had resulted in 40 arrests<\/a>. Investigators had learned that Fat Fast managed the finances for a much larger network, leading to made more raids, starting with a house owned by the network\u2019s suspected co-head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n CSD commander Maj Gen Montree Theskhun <\/strong>said the network had been well structured with marketing, administration, accounting, and financial management divisions. Police obtained 23 arrest warrants<\/strong>, including for the alleged heads and those in charge of bank accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In September, Thailand’s digital economy and society minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn reported that 2,819 websites had been shut down last year<\/a> as part of a campaign against online gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This year, Thai authorities began to analyse the possibility of legalising land-based and online casinos<\/a>. In July, a committee recommended the government issue a decree allowing casinos<\/a> in key cities. However, so far, there has been no progress on the proposal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Police conducted 63 simultaneous raids in 14 provinces to dismantle a network operating 500 betting websites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":16417,"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 63 simultaneous raids across 14 provinces, dismantling a sophisticated network operating approximately 500 illegal betting websites for over a decade. 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