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7 foreigners arrested in
central Pattaya gambling raid
Six Australians and a New Zealander have
been arrested for off-track-betting on Australian horse races.
Teerarak Suthathiwong
Six Australians and a New Zealander were arrested when police raided yet
another central Pattaya bar allegedly masquerading as an
off-track-betting parlor for down-under horse racing.
Police hit the Ned Kelly Bar operating at Valentine’s Guest House on Soi
Lengkee May 10 after using an undercover foreign informant to place bets
on races being shown on a large-screen television.
Among those arrested was Kiwi Philip Smith, 59, who allegedly operated
the gambling operation. The Thai owner of the bar escaped.
Police said Smith confessed he has been operating an illegal online
horse racing gambling shop for a long time. Friends would come to the
bar to watch live horse races from Australia broadcast over the
Internet. He would accept bets from interested customers and pay
according to the website rate while receiving a commission.
The raid came eight months after Pattaya police and Department of
Special Investigations officers stormed The Member Lounge on Soi
Buakaow, arresting 12 Aussies and four Britons on charges of betting on
Aussie horse races.
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