As Tourists or Ex-Pats here in Thailand we all like to indulge once in a while. Lets be honest...who doesn't enjoy a good card game once in a while!Just be careful when thinking you're covered, in the loop, in the kow, or in the right circle. This can happen to you. Found this in PattayaOne.net
9
foreign nationals including two Cambodian Casino workers were arrested
after Pattaya Police conducted a raid at a 2-storey house on the
Pratamnuk Road in South Pattaya early on Sunday Morning.
Police were able to earlier infiltrate the casino which allowed invited players to play poker for money, which is in contravention of Thailand’s Anti-Gambling Legislation.
The organizer of the event was identified as Mr. Matthew Greynom aged 35 from USA. Other poker players at the event were Mr. Brian Thomas aged 46 and Mr. Mark Neddleman aged 67, both US Citizens, along with Mr. Craig Daniel aged 25 from UK, Mr. Frank De Busscher aged 73 from Belgium, Mr. Martin Picheslberger aged 40 from Australia and Miss Monica Lee aged 47 from Canada.
Two Cambodians, one acting as hostess and the other working as Croupier, were also arrested and were known to be paid between 1,500 and 2,000 Baht per day to work at the illegal casino. They would travel from Cambodia where the pair work in Casino’s close to the Thai Border.
107,000 Baht, 1,771 US Dollars and 380 Euros were seized along with casino chips, a computer notebook and a bank book which featured 72 pages of credits and withdrawals between March and July 2013.
All those arrested have been charged and await Court appearances.
- See more at: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/97012/9-foreigners-arrested-illegal-casino-south-pattaya/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PattayaOneNews+%28Pattaya+One+News%29#sthash.2sj26NoB.5omuMI35.dpuf
9 foreign nationals including two Cambodian Casino workers were arrested after Pattaya Police conducted a raid at a 2-storey house on the Pratamnak Road in South Pattaya early on Sunday Morning.Police were able to earlier infiltrate the casino which allowed invited players to play poker for money, which is in contravention of Thailand’s Anti-Gambling Legislation.
The organizer of the event was identified as Mr. Matthew Greynom aged 35 from USA. Other poker players at the event were Mr. Brian Thomas aged 46 and Mr. Mark Neddleman aged 67, both US Citizens, along with Mr. Craig Daniel aged 25 from UK, Mr. Frank De Busscher aged 73 from Belgium, Mr. Martin Picheslberger aged 40 from Australia and Miss Monica Lee aged 47 from Canada.
Two Cambodians, one acting as hostess and the other working as Croupier, were also arrested and were known to be paid between 1,500 and 2,000 Baht per day to work at the illegal casino. They would travel from Cambodia where the pair work in Casino’s close to the Thai Border.
107,000 Baht, 1,771 US Dollars and 380 Euros were seized along with casino chips, a computer notebook and a bank book which featured 72 pages of credits and withdrawals between March and July 2013.
All those arrested have been charged and await Court appearances.
- See more at: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/97012/9-foreigners-arrested-illegal-casino-south-pattaya/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PattayaOneNews+%28Pattaya+One+News%29#sthash.2sj26NoB.5omuMI35.dpuf
Police were able to earlier infiltrate the casino which allowed invited players to play poker for money, which is in contravention of Thailand’s Anti-Gambling Legislation.
The organizer of the event was identified as Mr. Matthew Greynom aged 35 from USA. Other poker players at the event were Mr. Brian Thomas aged 46 and Mr. Mark Neddleman aged 67, both US Citizens, along with Mr. Craig Daniel aged 25 from UK, Mr. Frank De Busscher aged 73 from Belgium, Mr. Martin Picheslberger aged 40 from Australia and Miss Monica Lee aged 47 from Canada.
Two Cambodians, one acting as hostess and the other working as Croupier, were also arrested and were known to be paid between 1,500 and 2,000 Baht per day to work at the illegal casino. They would travel from Cambodia where the pair work in Casino’s close to the Thai Border.
107,000 Baht, 1,771 US Dollars and 380 Euros were seized along with casino chips, a computer notebook and a bank book which featured 72 pages of credits and withdrawals between March and July 2013.
All those arrested have been charged and await Court appearances.
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9
foreign nationals including two Cambodian Casino workers were arrested
after Pattaya Police conducted a raid at a 2-storey house on the
Pratamnuk Road in South Pattaya early on Sunday Morning.
Police were able to earlier infiltrate the casino which allowed invited players to play poker for money, which is in contravention of Thailand’s Anti-Gambling Legislation.
The organizer of the event was identified as Mr. Matthew Greynom aged 35 from USA. Other poker players at the event were Mr. Brian Thomas aged 46 and Mr. Mark Neddleman aged 67, both US Citizens, along with Mr. Craig Daniel aged 25 from UK, Mr. Frank De Busscher aged 73 from Belgium, Mr. Martin Picheslberger aged 40 from Australia and Miss Monica Lee aged 47 from Canada.
Two Cambodians, one acting as hostess and the other working as Croupier, were also arrested and were known to be paid between 1,500 and 2,000 Baht per day to work at the illegal casino. They would travel from Cambodia where the pair work in Casino’s close to the Thai Border.
107,000 Baht, 1,771 US Dollars and 380 Euros were seized along with casino chips, a computer notebook and a bank book which featured 72 pages of credits and withdrawals between March and July 2013.
All those arrested have been charged and await Court appearances.
- See more at: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/97012/9-foreigners-arrested-illegal-casino-south-pattaya/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PattayaOneNews+%28Pattaya+One+News%29#sthash.2sj26NoB.5omuMI35.dpuf
Police were able to earlier infiltrate the casino which allowed invited players to play poker for money, which is in contravention of Thailand’s Anti-Gambling Legislation.
The organizer of the event was identified as Mr. Matthew Greynom aged 35 from USA. Other poker players at the event were Mr. Brian Thomas aged 46 and Mr. Mark Neddleman aged 67, both US Citizens, along with Mr. Craig Daniel aged 25 from UK, Mr. Frank De Busscher aged 73 from Belgium, Mr. Martin Picheslberger aged 40 from Australia and Miss Monica Lee aged 47 from Canada.
Two Cambodians, one acting as hostess and the other working as Croupier, were also arrested and were known to be paid between 1,500 and 2,000 Baht per day to work at the illegal casino. They would travel from Cambodia where the pair work in Casino’s close to the Thai Border.
107,000 Baht, 1,771 US Dollars and 380 Euros were seized along with casino chips, a computer notebook and a bank book which featured 72 pages of credits and withdrawals between March and July 2013.
All those arrested have been charged and await Court appearances.
- See more at: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/97012/9-foreigners-arrested-illegal-casino-south-pattaya/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PattayaOneNews+%28Pattaya+One+News%29#sthash.2sj26NoB.5omuMI35.dpuf
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