Seems all bets are off in Chiang Mai - Bangkok Post

Over the years some of the most entertaining news stories in Thailand have been the sporadic police raids on gambling dens. A recent reminder comes from Chiang Mai where a swoop on two such nefarious places resulted in 100 gamblers being arrested along with a number of "facilitators".

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A long time popular Bangkok Post columnist. In 1994 he won the Ayumongkol Literary Award. For many years he was Sports Editor at the Bangkok Post.