News Forum - Thai aunty sends underground lottery numbers to police group chat by mistake, gets arrested for gambling

[Thaiger]

Police arrested a 69 year old aunty from Trat province, eastern Thailand, for gambling after she sent her desired underground lottery numbers to the wrong group chat on Line. She sent the picture to the police. On Friday, the Line group “Smart Safety Zone Mueang Trat Police Station” – which has 439 members – received …

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[Rookiescot]

Doh !!!!

 

[MrStretch]

Her excuse was that her phone was broken and that's why she sent her numbers to the cops?

It's not her phone that's broken.

[Chatogaster]

52 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

Aunty Kinkan said she was trying to buy underground lottery tickets by sending a picture of her desired entry to a woman called Bell.

 

Snitch. Did she also offer a viewing of the account and will Kinkan now be allowed into the witness protection program? 

PS: that's not a serious statement and question. The banality and futility of these micro-interventions by police is both sad and funny at the same time. If underground gambling it's deemed to be a real problem, it should be tackled at the core (e.g. by taking some control, e.g. via tax). Whether or not that's the decision, don't throw the book at aunties.

 

[Aussieroaming]

I guess the RTP must play the same lottery to have recognized the number format so quickly.

[HolyCowCm]

And how can she be charged if the bet was not taken and registered? 

[Skip]

 She said her phone is broken which is why it happened.

 

I have added this one to the book of excuses to avoid loss of face... you can't fix stupid