Pattaya and immigration police raided a Chinese-owned project where they found an as-yet-unopened casino.
Pattaya officers were joined by agents from Trat Immigration Office in the Nov. 9 operation at a 16-rai property on Soi Chalermprakiat 6 (Pattaya 3rd Road) at the Soi Paniedchang intersection.
The property, closed since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, was zoned for a barbecued pork restaurant, Chinese restaurant, boxing stadium and karaoke club. The owner is said to be a Chinese national known only as “Ming”.
Police arrived to find construction workers completing the modification of the barbecue joint into a plush baccarat casino. Across its red carpeting, police found Tiger/Dragon tables, more than 500 sets of dice, about 400-500 sets of cards and other gambling equipment.
The building was divided into a large casino floor, cashier station, two VIP rooms, two bedrooms upstairs and a security room.
One unidentified Sattahip man of Chinese ancestry was arrested.
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