Jagat coin hunt chaos: Game players trespass, damage properties across Thailand in latest craze


Jagat players stand to gain as much as $8,000 for a coin that they find. -- PHOTO: THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

BANGKOK (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Thai teenagers playing the Jagat coin hunt game have trespassed on Pattaya Water Space, a prominent Thai traditional show venue, and other private properties while searching for Jagat coins that can be redeemed for cash.

Pattaya Water Space announced on its Facebook page on Jan 23 that it has no affiliation with the Jagat game app, which originates from Indonesia, and barred the game players from entering its premises to search for coins.

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