The Royal Thai Police Operations Center and Provincial Police Region 1 launched a crackdown during the World Cup, raiding six online gambling networks in Sa Kaeo province with a combined turnover of over 473 million baht. Administrators receiving monthly salaries working for financiers based in Poipet were arrested.
On 11 Jun 2026 GMT+7, Pol. Gen. Thana Chuang, Deputy Commissioner of Police and Director of the Royal Thai Police Operations Center, along with Pol. Lt. Gen. Jiraphop Puridet, Assistant Commissioner of Police and Deputy Director of the Operations Center, Pol. Maj. Gen. Trairong Piwpan, Deputy Inspector General of Police and Deputy Director of the Operations Center, ordered Pol. Maj. Gen. Thinkorn Rangmat, Deputy Commander of the Technology Crime Suppression Division and head of the investigative team at the Operations Center, Pol. Maj. Gen. Worachart Saenkham, Commander of the Investigation Division, Provincial Police Region 1, Pol. Col. Wisit Maakorn, Deputy Commander of the Investigation Division, and Pol. Col. Klaikhet Burirak, Deputy Commander of Sa Kaeo Provincial Police, along with the investigative task force, Pol. Col. Jaroonroj Sukthai, Chief of the Criminal Investigation Division, Provincial Police Region 1, coordinated a joint operation. Police from the Operations Center and the investigation team of Provincial Police Region 1 launched raids to dismantle six online gambling networks in Sa Kaeo province, uncovering a total turnover exceeding 473 million baht.
Following government policy and directives from Pol. Gen. Kittirat Phanphet, Commissioner of Police, related agencies were instructed to intensify efforts to suppress and arrest online gambling networks, especially those involved in football betting, which continue to operate defiantly without regard for the law. Authorities were also directed to monitor and prevent youth involvement in online gambling during the 2026 World Cup, held across the Americas, from 11 June to 19 July.
The police teams from the Operations Center and the investigation division of Provincial Police Region 1 identified six online gambling websites: maxbet789, mega345, funnemoo.cc, afb88.cc, afb1188, and sfbet24vip. These sites were found to be illegally providing football betting and various other gambling services. Evidence was gathered, and the Sa Kaeo Provincial Court approved search warrants. Subsequently, raids were conducted simultaneously at three locations in Ta Phraya, Aranyaprathet, and Khlong Hat districts of Sa Kaeo province.
The first raid took place at a house in Ta Phraya subdistrict, Ta Phraya district, Sa Kaeo province. Police arrested Ms. Thitika, 26, and Ms. Chutima, 21, both from Sa Kaeo. Two computers were seized. Both women served as administrators for the websites “maxbet789” and “mega345,” which had been operating for over two months with a combined membership exceeding 22,000 users and a system turnover of over 37 million baht.
The second raid targeted a house in Tha Kham subdistrict, Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo province, where four suspects were apprehended: Ms. Thipwan, 24; Ms. Jenjira, 33; Ms. Matthanaporn, 26; and Mr. Thanu, 29, all from Sa Kaeo. Police seized three notebooks, one computer, seven bank passbooks, one router, and 15 documents related to company bank accounts. Among the four, roles included administrative management and customer service for the website “funnemoo.cc,” which had 585,448 members and had operated for over seven months, with a monthly turnover exceeding 90 million baht.
The third raid was at a house in Sai Thong subdistrict, Khlong Hat district, Sa Kaeo province. Police arrested Ms. Sasithorn, 26, from Sa Kaeo. Seized items included one computer, one mobile phone, and one router. She served as an administrator for three websites: “afb88.cc,” “afb1188,” and “sfbet24vip,” all operating for over one year with a combined membership of more than 32,000 and a total turnover exceeding 346 million baht.
During initial interrogation, the suspects confessed to working for financiers operating gambling websites based in Poipet, Cambodia. Each received an average monthly salary of 17,000 baht.
All those involved are being prosecuted on charges of jointly organizing unauthorized gambling, creating schemes to attract or advertise to induce others to gamble, conspiring with two or more persons to commit offenses related to money laundering, and committing money laundering due to the conspiracy. The suspects are currently in custody pending further legal proceedings.