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A red card for betting
Bangkok Post
|June 13, 2026
As the 2026 Fifa World Cup kicked off yesterday, the betting that has become part and parcel of football-watching culture has already commenced. As in previous World Cups, the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) estimates punters will spend 47 billion baht on betting.
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As with previous tournaments, news of crackdowns has caught the national headlines.
This year, the authorities are using AI for the first time to help detect illegal websites, enabling faster action to block sites and social media accounts that promote betting activities. Police on Wednesday dismantled a major online gambling network ahead of the World Cup, arresting 19 suspects linked to the Ole777.com website and tracing a network of mule accounts — the website alone generated at least 1 billion baht in transactions. Separately, the Technology Crime Suppression Centre raided three locations in Sa Kaeo province linked to six major gambling websites, arresting seven administrators and seizing computers, laptops, mobile phones and account records.
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