A high-profile Indian gambling investor was among 83 people arrested in Thailand on Monday after authorities discovered a makeshift casino in the convention hall of a Pattaya hotel.

Chikoti Praveen Kumar, who is said to operate a floor of the floating “Big Daddy” casino in Goa and is also known to run regular casino nights in Nepal attended by Bollywood celebrities, is accused of flying the group in from Hyderabad specifically to gamble, according to various media reports.

Praveen and his long-time associate, former politician Madhava Reddy, are accused of shipping in gaming equipment and dealers from India for the event, held at the Asia Pattaya Hotel in Chonburi. Those arrested were mainly Indian tourists, although some local Thais were also among the group, with authorities seizing records showing over Rs 100 crore (US$12.2 million) was in play.