Police in Thailand have raided two residential houses used for online gambling and arrested 18 people involved in the illegal activity.
The services that were being offered include online gambling sites and betting on football matches. Under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, police seized 16 computers, eight luxury cars and THB11m ($337,000) in cash for further examination. The suspects were charged with illegal online gambling activity and violating the emergency Covid-19 decree.
Since the start of the pandemic, illegal gaming activity has spiked as well. Last month, Thailand’s police took down a Euro 2020 online gambling site and arrested two men, who were charged with hosting online gambling during the Euro 2020 football tournament.
The authorities also seized equipment used by the suspects, including six desktop and notebook computers, 19 ATM cards and 19 bankbooks. The men were…
