Commander-in-Chief of Police tutors all units

Follow online lottery companies

found a financial route linking illegal groups

Prepare to report allegations of money laundering, gambling and selling lottery tickets to people under 20 years of age.

build public confidence

On 27 Jan. '23 at 1:30 p.m., Pol. Gen. Damrongsak

Kittipraphat, Police Commander, chaired a meeting to set guidelines for operating the government lottery business through private online platforms at Sriyanon Conference Room, 2nd floor, Building 1, Royal Thai Police, led by Pol. Lt. Col. Prachuap Wongsuk, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Lt. Col. Noon Sansanakhom, Director of the Government Lottery Office, Mr. Wetang Phuangsub, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.

Representative of the Anti-Money Laundering Office

The Office of the Consumer Protection Board, the Department of Provincial Administration, the Revenue Department and the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) along with relevant police agencies attended the meeting.

for the meeting

to follow up and expedite the actions of various units

Regarding the business of selling government lottery tickets through private online platforms

according to government policy

The meeting reported the results of the implementation.

carrying case

The Government Lottery Office filed a complaint with the Royal Thai Police Operations Team to prosecute Online Lottery Co., Ltd. (Plus Lottery Division) until later, all units integrated and searched the Plus Lottery Division on January 16, 2023. Came to find 70 over-priced lottery tickets, seize the lottery for the 17-Jan-23 draw to inspect and prosecute the offense of selling lottery tickets exceeding the legal price.

and offenses of conducting direct sales and direct marketing without registering

which the accused denied

The investigating officer expects to be able to conclude the case in mid-February '23.

From the results of checking the list of lottery buyers from the Lottery Plus Division, only 2 installments, namely 16 March 2022 and 1 April 2022, with over 160,000 purchases being transferred, it was found that 4,214 over-priced lottery tickets were sold. Cases were sold to 20 children under the age of 20, including 8-year-olds. The commander-in- chief of the

Police therefore ordered a detailed inspection from March 1, 2022 to the present and accelerated the investigation. taking all areas

ready to collect information on lottery sales overpriced

which has a large number of buyers

It is considered a recurring offense.

In addition to the information that the lottery buyer is under 20 years old, it is a youth intoxication.

Send information to the Ministry of Digital Affairs.

to submit a petition to the court

to close the Plus lottery platform

This is from the integration of all agencies.

Then report on the progress of the operation, it was found that doing business in such a manner is illegal on many counts.

In the past, the Government Lottery Office has filed a complaint with the Consumer Protection Suppression Division.

to prosecute online platforms

On charges of selling lottery tickets that exceed the price according to the Government Lottery Act

and the Office of the Consumer Protection Board has filed a complaint for prosecution under the Direct Selling and Direct Marketing Act.

The case is under investigation.

collect evidence

in other related sections

AMLO reports that evidence is linked to the perpetrator's financial route, which is a predicate offence.

Both online gambling and drugs worth millions of baht, which are under the process of the Department of Special Investigation.

and the Office of the Anti-Money Laundering Commission

Including the Department of Provincial Administration considers that it is an offense under

Gambling Act on taxes, the Revenue Department is in the process of reviewing.

If not done correctly

Will continue to proceed with tax payments that are not legal. As for the Ministry of Digital Affairs

Has filed a lawsuit with the court requesting temporary protection

by publishing suspension

The Commander-in-Chief of Police also ordered at the meeting that

If found guilty in other parts according to the evidence

to strictly follow the law

And let every unit expedite action to build confidence in the law enforcement of the people.