{"id":777028714,"date":"2025-07-07T08:15:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T11:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777028714"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T00:14:08","slug":"70-arrested-in-raid-on-illegal-casino-in-bangkok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/70-arrested-in-raid-on-illegal-casino-in-bangkok","title":{"rendered":"70 arrested in raid on illegal casino in Bangkok"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Police shut down a venue in Bangkok\u2019s Sai Mai district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Thailand.- Police have arrested over 70 people in a high-profile raid on an illegal casino in Bangkok\u2019s Sai Mai district. Acting on orders from deputy prime minister and interior minister Phumtham Wechayachai, officers from the Department of Provincial Administration (DoPA) raided a venue behind commercial shop frontsthe 300 metres from a skytrain station in Soi Phahonyothin 52. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Witnesses said dozens of gamblers tried to hide betting chips and flee. Officers say a large central hall equipped had betting stations, computers for online gambling and tables for games like hi-lo. A safe and over THB 800,000 (US$ 24,000) was seized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The illegal operation was reportedly run around the clock by Thai and Cambodian nationals. The venue also offered food and a phone deposit system. Police said this was the first major operation under a new directive and warned that more actions will follow.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> 54 arrested for alleged illegal gambling in Thailand<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Police shut down a venue in Bangkok\u2019s Sai Mai district.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":26706,"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 significant raid on an illegal casino in Bangkok's Sai Mai district, resulting in over 70 arrests and the seizure of THB 800,000. This operation, targeting both land-based and online gambling facilities, signals a heightened enforcement posture under a new directive against illicit gaming activities.","focusai_entities":"Phumtham Wechayachai, Department of Provincial Administration","focusai_location":"Thailand, Bangkok, Sai Mai","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Thailand Gambling Policy","query":"What specific policy directives or legislative changes underpin this \"new directive\" against illegal gambling in Thailand, and what are the projected timelines for potential regulated market discussions?"},{"label":"Impact on GGR","query":"How do ongoing enforcement actions against illicit gambling operations in Thailand impact the estimated total addressable market (TAM) and potential gross gaming revenue (GGR) for a future regulated iGaming sector?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[20326,342],"class_list":["post-777028714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-illegal-gambling","tag-thailand"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777028714","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\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777028714"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777028714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777028732,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777028714\/revisions\/777028732"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26706"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777028714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777028714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777028714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}