webfact Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 File photo for reference only The latest poll showed that Thai opinion on opening a legal casino in Thailand is split. This after many in the government and opposition were gung-ho about the idea. PM Prayuth and DPM Prawit sat on the fence. The NIDA poll asked 1,318 adults over the age of 18 from all social strata whether they wanted a legal casino or not. 46.51% said they did not citing that it would lead people astray, cause family problems and increase debt and crime. 21.5% agreed with the idea saying that it would mean tax for the country. 18.13% were broadly in favor. 10.32% not much. 93.7% said they had never been in a casino. 4.4% admitted they had, reported Daily News. Health insurance plans that meet the long stay visa requirements -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2021-12-13 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow ASEAN NOW on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information Daily News 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
law ling Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 It's an issue for the Thais, and good luck to them. A regulated casino, say for non-Thais only, is one thing ... a greater problem I think are the current unregulated "casinos" ... You're very hard pressed to even buy a lottery ticket here at its B80 face value - despite the PM promising to deal with it ... so how will regulation of casinos go? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThLT Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) 56.83% against vs. 39.63% for 43.4% more are against. That's not "split." Edited December 13, 2021 by ThLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post vandeventer Posted December 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 hour ago, ThLT said: 56.83% against vs. 39.63% for 43.4% more are against. That's not "split." It will go the governments way, no need to pretend that you care, it's just a very good way of raking in money anybody's money. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonRob2 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) If order Thais are split are they split pees? Edited December 13, 2021 by BostonRob2 dumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deserted Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 They seem to like jumping over the border and gambling away in Cambodia and Laos, so I don't see why they shouldn't. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post roger101 Posted December 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2021 Posing the right question might make a difference. How about "Would you support a Casino if it was for Foreign Passport holders only ? " 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Davedub Posted December 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, webfact said: citing that it would lead people astray, cause family problems and increase debt and crime Based on the assumption that because it's illegal it doesn't happen already? Anyone who wants to gamble can go gamble already. Under the current system, they also risk prosecution for gambling on top of 'family problems and increase debt and crime" As with all prohibitions, education is the answer. Prohibition just drives activities underground and puts profits into criminal's hands; whether it's drugs, prostitution, gambling or alcohol, history bears this out. Edited December 13, 2021 by Davedub 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebean001 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 i would like to see a casino in Thailand but it is probably a bad idea. Thais have been prevented from gambling. This adds pent up desires. way too many would go who would lose money they call aford. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BestB Posted December 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2021 Poll is flawed because it’s missing 1 crucial question , which should of been do you understand the question. i deal with Thai in Thai on daily basis and it’s insane on some days . petfect example , someone selling table with chairs on FB, I ask what is the size of the table , length and width , in response I get chairs are 1000 baht and table is 6000 baht 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 6 hours ago, webfact said: 93.7% said they had never been in a casino. The Thai on the street has no need for a casino, they like the system as it is now, they have plenty of opportunities and avenues to gamble with whatever means they have. Casino's are for the elite and well heeled only. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 5 hours ago, law ling said: It's an issue for the Thais, and good luck to them. A regulated casino, say for non-Thais only, is one thing ... a greater problem I think are the current unregulated "casinos" ... You're very hard pressed to even buy a lottery ticket here at its B80 face value - despite the PM promising to deal with it ... so how will regulation of casinos go? Very badly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confuscious Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Why pretending to be the Holy Spirit? A few houses next to my house is an organised, illegal Casino, which is frequented every Wednesday by the Mair and the local police and everybody in town knows about this place. Same as: "Thailand has no prostitutes" but is full with bars, glassbowl massages and other places where people can have sex. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjakob007 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 7 hours ago, webfact said: PM Prayuth and DPM Prawit sat on the fence as always, until the majority is decided 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkcanuck8 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Perfect timing to consider it... /s China is really cracking down on the junket business - and gaming revenues in Macau will likely lose half their revenue (or more) as business from China dries up... The question is who are the Casinos for (in Singapore they have a levy to discourage locals gaming - $100 to $150 / 24 hr or I think $2000 to $3000 annually (foreigners that are not residents - i.e. visitors can enter free)? I visited Casinos with a group of co-workers in the US regularly while I was in San Diego, and I was disciplined and usually left the Casino with more money than when I entered (but not enough of a profit to make a profession of it)... I have seen one co-worker literally lose it (i.e. loss of logic when losing, bet more to win it back)... and we had to drag that person out (at that point the rest of us decided it would be best not to continue to make it an regular event anymore). That said, I don't think it should be legalized at this time -- as too many locals already have issues with gambling, and the big foreign junket market from China (for foreigners) is being hit... so I don't see the benefits outweighing the risks at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 10 hours ago, webfact said: 1,318 adults i bet out of a population of 57 million, does not make this a poll worth anything. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailand49 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 If the post is correct pretty much confirms my thinking 93% of the population are too poor to leave the country and that is why they should never open one in Thailand those 93% many can't handle playing the lottery for 100 baht, can you imagine giving them access to a slot machine????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgard Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Best of this poll is that around 42.57% of all voters havo no income or not more as 10.000THB!!!21.02% had no income 21.55 percent average monthly income did not exceed 10,000 baht 25.49% average monthly income 10,001-20,000 baht 8.88% average monthly income 20,001-30,000 baht 5.69% average monthly income 30,001-40,000 baht and average monthly income 40,001 baht or more in the same proportion and 11.68% without specifying incomehttps://nidapoll.nida.ac.th/survey_detail?survey_id=534 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike k Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Just under 2000 were asked out of approximately 70 million what kind of poll is that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkcanuck8 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 13 hours ago, Mike k said: Just under 2000 were asked out of approximately 70 million what kind of poll is that That is well within the norm for polling, yet polling can be very accurate -- depending on making sure that the sample size is representative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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