DSI joined the “Online Gambling…Whose Game Is This?” seminar organized by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (THPF) and the Radio and Media Association for Children and Youth (RMACY)

DSI joined the “Online Gambling…Whose Game Is This?” seminar organized by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (THPF) and the Radio and Media Association for Children and Youth (RMACY)

            On Monday, September 3, 2024, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, Police Major Yutthana Praedam, Acting Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), assigned Mr. Ratchapruk Choodam, Deputy Director of the Technology and Cyber Crime Bureau, to represent the DSI as a speaker in the "Online Gambling…Whose Game is This?" seminar, organized by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (THPF) in collaboration with the Radio and Media Association for Children and Youth (RMACY). The event took place at Sarnjai Room 1/1, 6th Floor, National Health Building, Ministry of Public Health.

            Mr. Ratchapruk Choodam discussed the DSI's operation to suppress technology-related crimes in online gambling cases. The DSI has taken actions against major online gambling websites involving government officials, covering all aspects of the operation: investigation, inquiry, expanding arrests to prosecute offenders, and enforcing strict asset freezing and seizure measures. He also presented a long-term strategy to address online gambling issues by proposing amendments to the Gambling Act, B.E. 2478 (1935), which has been in use for nearly 90 years. The proposed amendments aim to modernize the law to align with current global changes and introduce harsher penalties to deter offenders from committing more crimes.