Punters arrested at a gambling house in Bang Bua Thong district of Nonthaburi on Thursday night. (Photo supplied)
NONTHABURI: Police arrested 40 people at a house that had been converted into gambling den in Bang Bua Thong district late on Thursday night.
The illegal casino was operating in defiance of government requests the pubic help control Covid-19 by ceasing risky behaviour and avoiding crowded gatherings, including visits to gambling dens.
Crime Suppression Division (CSD) police raided house 14/11 at the mouth of Soi Wat Lad Pladuk off Kanchanaphisek Road about 10.30pm on Thursday, acting on a tip-off.
Of the 40 arrested people, 33 were Thai gamblers and the other seven migrant employees.
Police seized gambling tables, cash, chips and a non-contact temperature thermometer at the entrance of the…
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