The latest push for legalisation of casinos reaches the next step this week

[webfact]

 

By Erich Parpart

 

The latest parliament committee to study the potential legalization of casinos had picked its chairman on Thursday.

 

“The prime minister and the government did not provide any policy or any special instruction on the issue since this is a matter for the legislative branch,” said Deputy Transport Minister, Atirat Ratanasate, who was selected to lead the casino committee.

 

“The matter must be studied in all aspects, including the pros and cons, impacts from abroad, and impacts from neighboring countries, “ Atirat said. “And the aim is for the study to be done within 90 days as assigned,” he added.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/35723/the-latest-push-for-legalisation-of-casinos-reaches-the-next-step-this-week/

 

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[MaiDong]

I don't think I've ever seen anything move quite this fast here before! 

[Orinoco]

28 minutes ago, MaiDong said:

I don't think I've ever seen anything move quite this fast here before! 

People are smelling the money.

It's the only thing that matters, to the master race,

[Thailand]

The slicing of the huge pie is gaining momentum.

[ezzra]

Good move, this will weed out a lot of underworld figures who used to profit from running those casinos as well as many officials of all sorts, from police to town halls and municipalities that were on the take to allow such establishments to continue to operate...

[lujanit]

My guess they will adopt the Singapore model.  If you have a foreign passport you can leave for free.  If you have a Thai passport you have to pay.  This will keep the underground casinos viable and keep making money for the owners.

 

This 'government' can then say they are fleecing foreigners yet not Thais.

[steven100]

get the casino +  5 star hotel built .....  it will create thousands of jobs to construct and operate.

if you want tourist,  move ahead with the times ...... 

[MaiDong]

1 hour ago, Orinoco said:

People are smelling the money.

It's the only thing that matters, to the master race,

It's so obvious too! They're a shameless lot in government. 

[jacko45k]

Oh dear, not a direction I think much of. 

[Orinoco]

45 minutes ago, steven100 said:

get the casino +  5 star hotel built .....  it will create thousands of jobs to construct and operate.

if you want tourist,  move ahead with the times ...... 

Maybe that condo in Jomtien will be worth a few baht in the future !!!!!!!!!!!! LOL.

 

[nobodysfriend]

I think most people in Thailand would not be opposed to the idea of having a few big casinos operating in a defined area . Pattaya . It will bring in big money , and that is just what most want .

If the Thai government is worried that it's citizens with their obvious addiction to gambling ( lottery ) will lose too much , they can easily find a way to restrict access ...

But , maybe , they come up with another suspicious poll that showes that 89% of Thai people are opposed to any form of legal gambling ... 55

[thailand49]

????  The study will not turn up anything new except the people doing the study will make $$$$

Those in favor will paint a rosy picture jobs etc etc.  contribute to the economy every study I've seen  mirrors those that have been done before regardless of the location the names seem to be the only thing different.

Making it legal just puts the control under another hand the hand currently that provides very little to the masses before and during this pandemic. When it is legalized it will just create another market for those who have lost their illegal income in the end it just opens another can of worms.

 

The rich gets richer the poor gets poorer that is the real T.I.T.

[bkk6060]

Bali Hai is a waste now would be a perfect place.

[jacko45k]

3 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Bali Hai is a waste now would be a perfect place.

They could build a car park there......

[BKKBike09]

A 60-member with 16 Deputy Chairmen chaired by the Deputy Transport Minister. Why Transport, not Min of Fin? Transport is Bhumjaithai: if BJT (Anuthin, Saksayam et al) want it to happen, probably more likely now than at any time in the past.  

[wombat]

1 hour ago, MaiDong said:

It's so obvious too! They're a shameless lot in government. 

Please name a government that isn't?

[wombat]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Oh dear, not a direction I think much of. 

Why?

[jacko45k]

15 minutes ago, wombat said:

Why?

I personally dislike gambling establishments and feel they take advantage of people. 

It did little for Sihanoukville.

There are certainly better places to go if that is what one seeks.

Edited December 10, 2021 by jacko45k

[Bluespunk]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The prime minister and the government did not provide any policy or any special instruction on the issue since this is a matter for the legislative branch,” said Deputy Transport Minister, Atirat Ratanasate, who

Yeah, right…sure they didn’t. 
 

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[OneMoreFarang]

How about changing the legislation so that people in Thailand are allowed to play cards with their friends?

Or would that be too radical?

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, OneMoreFarang said:

How about changing the legislation so that people in Thailand are allowed to play cards with their friends?

Or would that be too radical?

If you refer to the Bridge players, was the crime not more to do with the possession of playing cards themselves? Total BS that was. 

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

“The matter must be studied in all aspects, including the pros and cons, impacts from abroad, and impacts from neighboring countries, “ Atirat said. “And the aim is for the study to be done within 90 days as assigned,” he added.

I'm wondering if this has already got a green light to manufacture a business that suits certain people in positions of benefit,  I can't see it having the attraction to stimulate tourism in any significant numbers.

Las Vegas it ain't. 

[sanuk711]

3 hours ago, MaiDong said:

I don't think I've ever seen anything move quite this fast here before! 

They were talking about this in the 90s when I first came to live here---it was always going to be in Pattaya then---they even named the place they picked out--"....Ambassador City"   They now have over 150 Casino's in Cambodia--- In the days past -when you had to leave the country every 90 days--a U turn in Poi pet would suffice, It was famous for 2 things then....It beat Vargas for having 12 Casinos withing so many square yards---it beat Africa for having the highest rate of HIV in the world............................

[alien365]

They could buy that huge massage parlour that's for sale in bkk and turn it into a casino. Then any winnings could be spent in neighbouring establishments to support the local economy. 

[CygnusX1]

1 hour ago, Orinoco said:

Maybe that condo in Jomtien will be worth a few baht in the future !!!!!!!!!!!! LOL.

Yep, that huge block of unaccountably undeveloped oceanfront land between View Talay 5 and the Pattaya Park Tower would be a perfect casino location. Only way my Jomtien condo in VT5 will be worth more than half what I paid for it!

[jollyhangmon]

4 hours ago, MaiDong said:

I don't think I've ever seen anything move quite this fast here before! 

 ... well, I believe Bob The Builder (Dr. hc., aka. the nut in bkk) did push through his 'weed legalisation' at a similar pace, not surprisingly it was a ruse and isn't fish nor flesh as it stands now.

 

[Orinoco]

6 minutes ago, CygnusX1 said:

Yep, that huge block of unaccountably undeveloped oceanfront land between View Talay 5 and the Pattaya Park Tower would be a perfect casino location. Only way my Jomtien condo in VT5 will be worth more than half what I paid for it!

I did buy my one 20 years ago. so will always get the money back, if wanted to sell.

but going to use it as a holiday home now for a few months a year away from Isan.

[IamNoone88]

Its not a question of if ... but how many casino's can operate .... Bangkok, Phuket, Pattaya, Chiang Mai ...and perhaps more than one operator in each location.

[paul1804]

Sadly corruption is endemic in Thailand so the real profits will end up in some Hiso's & a few corrupt p........ pockets which is the down side but overall it should benefit the country. 

As long as Thai passports holders have to pay to enter I believe its a good thing for tourism which means employment and a revenue stream for Thailand

[nobodysfriend]

2 minutes ago, paul1804 said:

As long as Thai passports holders have to pay to enter I believe its a good thing

Double pricing for Thais ? Never in Thailand .