BANGKOK — 15 November 2026, Thai cyber police have arrested seven suspects in a crackdown on the Roll88 online gambling network, which allegedly had more than 20,000 registered users and processed over 400 million baht in transactions annually. Six other suspects remain at large.
Pol. Lt. Gen. Thinnakorn Rangmat, commissioner of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), ordered an operation targeting the network, led by Pol. Maj. Gen. Khomkrit Sukthai, commander of Cyber Crime Investigation Division 5, and other senior officers.
The operation followed an investigation by officers from Subdivision 2 of Cyber Crime Investigation Division 5, who discovered that the Roll88 website had allegedly been operating illegally for more than a year.
According to investigators, the platform had more than 20,000 members and processed an estimated 30–40 million baht per month, equivalent to more than 400 million baht annually.
The website allegedly offered various forms of online gambling, including international football betting, lotteries, slot machines, baccarat, dragon tiger, hi-lo dice games and Pok Deng, a Thai card game.
Seven arrested across six provinces
After gathering evidence, investigators obtained Criminal Court arrest warrants for 13 individuals suspected of involvement in the operation.
The suspects were allegedly responsible for different financial functions within the network, including opening corporate bank accounts under company directors’ names, operating mule accounts to receive deposits and process withdrawals, and withdrawing funds linked to the gambling website.
Police identified the seven arrested suspects as:
- Chatmanee, 41, accused of withdrawing funds for the gambling website. She was arrested in Sattahip district, Chonburi.
- Chanphen, 44, accused of opening a corporate bank account as a company director. She was arrested in Mueang district, Suphan Buri.
- Patcharaphon, 57, accused of opening a corporate bank account as a company director. He was arrested in Phon district, Khon Kaen.
- Kornthip, 40, accused of operating a mule account used to receive deposits for the website. She was arrested in Bang Lamung district, Chonburi.
- Chayanicha, 53, accused of operating a mule account for customer deposits and withdrawals. She was arrested in Mueang district, Ratchaburi.
- Bunga, 65, accused of operating a mule account for deposits and withdrawals. She was arrested in Khao Yoi district, Phetchaburi.
- Lertchai, 31, accused of operating a mule account. He was arrested in Koh Phangan district, Surat Thani.
Police said all seven suspects had initially confessed to the allegations.
Investigators are continuing efforts to locate the remaining six suspects named in the arrest warrants.
Gambling and money laundering charges
The suspects face charges of jointly organising, advertising or encouraging participation in unauthorised gambling through electronic media.
They also face allegations of conspiring to commit money laundering and jointly laundering money.
Police said the investigation had uncovered a financial network involving corporate accounts and mule accounts allegedly used to handle transactions connected to the gambling website.
Authorities have not disclosed the total amount of money or assets seized during the operation.
The investigation remains ongoing as cyber police pursue the six outstanding suspects.
