Ok, but maybe this time it really is different.
"MGM, which is set to manage an entertainment resort in Dubai, has set up a base in Thailand and was one of a number of firms that spoke with a Thai parliamentary committee looking into legalising casinos"
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/galaxy-mgm-are-said-to-explore-opening-casinos-in-thailand
All the other years did any of the major players actually set up a base here?
Can't remember when exactly, but a year or so ago there was an article on here regarding an advert placed through the Thai labour office about MGM recruiting Thai nationals to travel to MGM's casino in Macau and train as croupiers plus other positions associated with the industry.
Maybe MGM believe it's really going to happen this time?