Thailand authorities have shut down a popular but illegal online casino site whose operations were spread across four provinces.
On Tuesday, police in Thailand’s capital Bangkok announced they’d shut down the Slot555.com online casino and arrested 11 individuals, including the alleged ringleader, one Wasan Kaosa-art, who now faces an eternity behind bars in this extremely gambling-phobic country.
Officers at the Huai Khwang Police Station, led by Pol Maj Gen Surachate Hapkarn, said Wasan ran the gambling site from a server based in Bangkok’s Bueng Kum district. Some Thai media reports referenced a ‘network’ of multiple gambling sites, although Slot555 was the only domain name cited.
The site reportedly had over 10k customers who lost BHT103m (US$3.2m) on its games. The money was funneled through multiple bank accounts listed under the names of members of Wasan’s family in areas outside Bangkok.