The latest online cop led a big raid on an illegal online gambling website running from a supposedly 'dodgy' Bangkok hotel. It was just one of four online gambling websites shut down in a planned police operation that saw at least 16 people arrested and several websites closed down.
This comes as no surprise, since Thai law is extremely strict on gambling and online gambling websites in Thailand have been routinely shut down over the years. These websites are the latest victims of the country's growing Internet addiction problem. A recent survey by the Thailand Internet Promotion Council showed that more than half of all Thais using the Internet now gamble excessively.
Thailand's increasingly strong ties with the US in its military alliance have helped to fuel this Internet addiction to a large extent. An increasing number of young Thais today are being influenced by US mainstream media and pop culture to believe that online gambling is a harmless pastime and one that they should pursue. It has become all the more easy for those in the Western world to access these online เว็บพนัน in Thailand.
Thailand is also a favorite haunt for gamblers because it offers a variety of different casino options. In fact, a recent survey showed that more than half of all Thais living in the West today gamble online. This includes people in Europe, the USA, Canada and Australia, who are becoming increasingly enticed by the country's booming online gambling industry. One recent study reported that almost 80 percent of Thais using the Internet now gamble, a higher figure than anywhere else in the world.
Many websites that offer online gambling services are registered in Thailand, and they enjoy an exemption from many international laws governing the online gambling industry. This means that they can operate in almost any country where gambling is legal under local laws without fear of the same laws coming down on them. One example is the case of the famous football gambling website Khao San Road, which operated illegally in Thailand until it was shut down earlier this year. This means that any UK citizen can go to this website and play games of football from any part of the world.
However, it is not just Thais that can access such websites in Thailand, but even foreigners can be exposed to gambling in this country. A growing number of tourists visit this country every year and are becoming increasingly attracted to gamble online. This has created a demand for gambling websites to cater to this growing online gambling addiction and the only way in which this can be avoided is through constant supervision and strict regulation of the online gambling websites in Thailand.
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