Following Covid-19 cases linked to illegal gambling dens in Chon Buri and Rayong as well as a nationwide crackdown on gambling, deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan is assuring the public that there are no illegal gambling dens in Bangkok as some worry that the unlawful gatherings could potentially spread the virus.
Gambling is illegal and police are “on top of it,” Prawit told Thai media reporters. He didn’t mention last week’s transfer of a Bangkok police chief and 5 senior officers for alleged negligence of duty following a gambling den raid in Bangkok’s Laksi area.
Following Prawit’s statement, social media users criticised his claims that no illegal gambling dens exist in Bangkok.
“How can he say this? If you live in Bangkok, you know where there are places to gamble”
Police in Chon Buri and Rayong might not have been “on top of it” either. The police chiefs in both…
