{"id":777044860,"date":"2026-07-14T08:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777044860"},"modified":"2026-07-14T08:31:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T11:31:55","slug":"thailand-police-detain-12-over-alleged-us307m-gambling-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thailand-police-detain-12-over-alleged-us307m-gambling-network","title":{"rendered":"Thai police detain 12 over alleged US$307m gambling network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Police say an online gambling site operated for about 18 months and attracted several thousand users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Thailand.- The Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has arrested 12 suspects, including a former local political aide, in connection with alleged online gambling and money-laundering. Officers carried out coordinated raids at five properties in Bangkok, Samut Prakan and Tak provinces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The arrests were made under Operation All Game End Game<\/strong>, a nationwide enforcement campaign targeting illegal betting activity during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Investigators said the latest operation targeted a platform called All Game 248<\/strong>, which allegedly accepted bets on World Cup matches and other gambling products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They say the site had operated for about 18 months and attracted several thousand users. Financial records over the past three months indicated monthly transactions exceeding THB900m (US$27.6m), equivalent to more than THB10bn a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigators identified more than 20 bank accounts linked to the suspects and over 200 additional accounts allegedly used to launder gambling proceeds through layered transfers, corporate mule accounts, illegal payment gateways and cryptocurrency, police said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The searches led to the seizure of about THB3m (US$92,000) in cash, 20 bank passbooks and several electronic devices. Police also froze more than THB10m (US$307,000) held in bank accounts, bringing the total value of seized and frozen assets to over THB13m (US$399,000).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those arrested include a former secretary to the president of a provincial administrative organisation. Investigators allege he converted about THB500m (US$15.3m) in cash into cryptocurrency each month before transferring it to the network\u2019s beneficiaries. Police said three suspects remain at large.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Bangkok police arrest 19 suspected of links to online gambling via Ole777<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Police say an online gambling site operated for about 18 months and attracted several thousand users.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":14236,"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, led by the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, have arrested 12 individuals, including a former political aide, in connection with an illegal online gambling and money-laundering operation. The platform, \"All Game 248,\" processed over THB900m monthly, utilizing sophisticated methods including cryptocurrency and illegal payment gateways for illicit proceeds. This enforcement action highlights ongoing regulatory challenges and the scale of the black market in unregulated jurisdictions.","focusai_entities":"Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, CCIB, All Game 248","focusai_location":"Thailand, Bangkok, Samut Prakan, Tak","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (1.0), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9), tech_data (0.7)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Thai Market?","query":"What is the estimated impact of this crackdown on the overall size and dynamics of Thailand's unregulated iGaming market, particularly concerning GGR displacement?"},{"label":"AML Evasion Tactics?","query":"What specific vulnerabilities in payment processing and cryptocurrency exchanges were exploited by 'All Game 248' for money laundering, and how can legitimate entities mitigate similar risks?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,154],"tags":[4138],"class_list":["post-777044860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-legislation-news","tag-online-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777044860","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\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777044860"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777044860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777044895,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777044860\/revisions\/777044895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777044860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777044860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777044860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}