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Thailand announces potential casino host sites
Thailand has identified four locations to host "entertainment complexes," which will include the country’s first casinos. Earlier this week, Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra insisted the kingdom will not rush to pass casino legislation, giving the public more time to comment. But that doesn’t mean lawmakers have stopped working on the particulars of the Entertainment
Thailand casino bill returning to cabinet for second look
Thailand’s Entertainment Complex Bill continues to make its way through legislative channels. It will return to the cabinet in March, then advance to parliament. The draft bill, approved by the Thailand cabinet in January, lays out a framework for casino resorts in up to five locations around the country. The Singapore-style “entertainment complexes” – up
Former Thailand PM warns against casinos, calls proposal “dangerous”
Opposition is mounting to Thailand’s Entertainment Complex bill, which would legalise casinos in the kingdom. Ex-prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, for one, says the plan will open the door to a “major social problem”. At a recent assembly on the government’s gaming initiative, Abhisit – prime minister of Thailand from 2008 until mid-2011 – advised lawmakers
Thailand cabinet OKs casino bill
The Thailand cabinet has signed off on legislation approving up to five entertainment complexes with casinos. Online gaming may be the next step. On 13 January, the Thailand cabinet approved a bill that would legalise entertainment complexes with gaming in principle. The measure now heads to parliament. Prommin Lertsuridej, secretary general to Prime Minister Paetongtarn
Thailand approves draft law to regulate casinos and gambling
On January 13, the Thailand cabinet has approved a draft law today to legalize gambling and casinos in the Southeast Asian nation. The Integrated Entertainment Business Act, or Entertainment Complex Bill, proposes allowing casinos in integrated resorts. Thailand’s cabinet has forwarded the draft to parliament for review, with potential approval by mid-2025, pending both Senate
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