Pattaya Police had received a tip off with a high probability that an illegal gambling casino was under way at an apartment in Central Pattaya.
I say high chance because gambling is illegal in Thailand so the odds were very low that this could be a legal gambling operation.
They at first had a few problems gaining entry to the building - no one had a key card. Eventually they managed to sneak in and sent an advance undercover operator to gain entry to the actual apartment where the illegal deeds were thought to be underway. The officer rang the bell. A lady opened the door and said Hi. The officer said Low. He alerted his team who burst in and nabbed a group of gamblers playing High Low.
7 women, 9 men and a whole host of gambling paraphernalia like playing cars and dice were seized along with a quantity of money, essential for running a successful den of gambling iniquity. They were all loaded in to a police pick-up and the officers tossed up to see who would drive back to the police station.
The gamblers didn't seem too worried in fact as they were driven away they were already taking bets on whether they would get out in time that night to have a chance to win enough to cover their fines.
