Bangkok gambling den raided 'at least 10 times'

Police raided a gambling den in Bangkok's Don Muang district on Saturday, which had been raided and shut down at least 10 times over the past several years.

Police raided the gambling den, inside an old futsal stadium on Soi Song Prapha 1, on Saturday evening. The team tried to enter the stadium from the gates, but they were boarded up and the premises were surrounded with barbed wire.

Officers had to climb a fence to enter the stadium and cut through several locks to get in.

The officers found three connected rooms reinforced with soundproof materials. Inside, they arrested four gamblers along with six others and seized several pieces of gambling equipment.

The den had been raided several times over the past few years alone; the most recent raid took place on Dec 29 last year, when 65 people were arrested. Authorities shut down the den, which was managed by an man called "Amnuay".

The den closed down only to reopen shortly afterwards. The site was also searched by police on March 27. Investigators seized some gambling equipment, but did not find any gamblers.

Authorities have raided the gambling den at least 10 times. However, it managed to reopen after each closure and continue its operations.

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Vocabulary

  • barbed wire: thick wire with a lot of sharp points sticking out of it, used for making fences - ลวดหนาม
  • futsal: an indoor version of football (soccer), played on a smaller playing area. -
  • gambler: a person who risks money on a card game, horse race, etc - นักการพนัน,นักเสี่ยงโชค
  • gambling den (noun): an illegal gambling place, a place where people gamble illegally - บ่อนการพนัน
  • lock (noun): used to close a door, drawer or other place so that other people cannot enter - กุญแจ
  • operations: the activity or work done in an area of business or industry - ปฎิบัติการ
  • premises: the buildings and land that a business or organisation uses - ที่ดินและสิ่งปลูกสร้าง
  • raid: to forcefully and suddenly enter a place to catch criminals or to search for something like drugs - ใช้กำลังเข้าค้นสถานที่หรือ จับกุมคนร้าย
  • reinforced: made stronger - เสริมให้แข็งแรงขึ้น
  • stadium: a large closed area of land with rows of seats around the sides and often with no roof which is used for sports events and musical performances - สนามกีฬาที่มีอัฒจันทร์โดยรอบ
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