The actual headline in the local press read “Aussie gambling-ring busted”.
The local police have their hands full, what with all the murders, rapes and general mayhem that is a feature of life in this fine city; not to mention the ongoing vigorous campaign against those not wearing helmets on a motorbike, which is all about increasing road safety and nothing to do with funds collection.
Even so, organised gambling syndicates can bring destitution and despair to those who unwittingly fall under their control, so good to see that the police are taking action against the evil mobsters who run these organisations.
Reading the article beneath the headline, we discover that seven Australian nationals were involved in this filthy racket. Apparently they were sat at home at the ungodly hour of 1730 in the afternoon, drinking beer and listening to music. The fiends. The police raided the joint and discovered a set of playing cards, 100 baht in cash, a piece of cloth upon which cards could be played, 50 red chips, 20 blue chips, and 20 yellow chips. Clear indication of illicit gambling with the 100 baht probably being the kitty which would be divided up later based upon the numbers of chips of different colours held by each player. Imagine the destitution for the losers? Pitiful.
We can only be thankful that the police stepped in and got these scum off our streets, otherwise what would they do next? 200 baht kitty? Purple chips? We can only shudder to think of the possible consequences.
String ’em up I say.
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2009-10-29| genuinej saysWell said Spike! These Aussies really are a disgrace. Hanging’s too good for them.
2009-10-29| Spike saysYou certainly wouldn’t find British gentlemen behaving like that.
2009-10-31| Billy saysperhaps “English gentlemen” might have been wiser given the North of the border provenance of one of your readers, Gamblers Anonymous founding member, J. Ock.
2009-10-31| Billy saysps is there a prize for whoever makes the 5,000th comment post?? … but only if they have a Gravatar perhaps?
2009-10-31| Walter saysNobody from the UK knows how to behave properly.
2009-10-31| Billy saysWalter … depends on which definition of proper behaviour one uses of course; the Japanese have impeccable table manners for instance however their treatment of PoWs left more than a little to be desired … let me know your nationality and I could doubtless stereotype you to death …. even if you live in Vatican city … Billy
ps please free to use a dash of humour in any reply
2009-11-01| Walter saysI am proudly German. We are famous for our good manners and our humour, not that you would appreciate it.
2009-11-01| Billy saysWalter, I very much look forward to reading examples of your German humour so that I might learn to appreciate it.
2009-11-01| genuinej saysBilly, Valter’s comment that ‘Germans are famous for their humour’ was actually as fine an example of German humour as you are ever likely to get.
2009-11-01| Jock saysJeez .. for a moment I thought that was Walter Morris …. I remember playing 3 card brag one night in the Great Pecten lounge of our former employer we had a kitty of 6,000 Baht equivalent when the head of HR … one Dal Fraser walked by …. I think we all got promotions that year !!