‘Net pretty’ rapped for promoting World D-Cup betting in Thailand

An Irish social media star was one of six ‘net pretties’ convicted of violating Thailand’s gambling laws by promoting World Cup wagering.

On Tuesday, the Dusit District Court of Bangkok sentenced six women for violating Section 12 of Thailand’s Anti-Gambling Act, specifically, for using their social media profiles to encourage Thai bettors to wager with online betting sites that have no authority to operate in the country.

According to the Bangkok Post, the six women received sentences of one month in prison – which was suspended for one year, pending good behavior – and fined the whopping sum of THB1k (US$30) each.

Among the women was 19-year-old Jessie Vard, who moved to Thailand from Donegal, Ireland when she was a child. In recent weeks, Vard’s Instagram feed deviated slightly from its traditional offering of “these are my breasts … these are my breasts from another angle” to include shots of her holding up her phone (close to her breasts, natch), on which online betting sites were displayed (pictured).