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Thai Online Casino Gambling Doesn't Pay
 

There are certain areas of the world where it just doesn’t pay to operate land and online casinos gambling and bookmaking services, and Thailand is fast becoming tops on that list. The Thai authorities have really begun to crack down on criminal gambling activities in the country – the latest arrest of a grocery store owner is a testament to the increasing numbers of dangers associated with illegal gambling and betting circles. Arrests in Malaysia and Turkey are also adding to concerns in the international online casinos industry. More and more governments are taking their anti-gambling legislation seriously and see criminals as a growing threat.

The Thai case doesn’t specifically involve online casino gambling, but rather refers to a land betting operation that the Thai police were investigating. It turns out that Tanatorn Champathong was operating sports betting out of the grocery stores computer. The 2008 European Football Championships are underway right now in Europe, but all sports enthusiasts from all over the world are interested in the outcome of the match. Some governments have very effective blocks in place that prevent gamblers from accessing the online casinos and internet bookmakers, so Champathong was receiving bets on the Euro 2008 games and logging the results in the mentioned computer.

The police arrest involved not only arresting Champathong for his illegal sports booking activities, but the police also confiscated the computer as evidence in the case. There is no word yet if Champathong took bets previously for other sporting events in the past, or if this was the first time. The operation was run out of Pattaya, a costal Thai town.