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Phetchaburi has become a surprising front runner as the possible location for Thailand’s first legal casino-entertainment complex.

 

Currently, Thailand’s lower house of parliament is weighing up proposals to open a casino-entertainment complex as a way to attract more foreign tourists, boost the economy and generate extra revenue for the government.

 

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For decades, various Thai governments have been toying with the idea of legalising gambling, but the casino-entertainment complex proposal is arguably the most significant step towards legal gambling in Thailand.

 

In December last year, MPs overwhelmingly voted in favour of setting up a committee to review the proposal and look into the possibility of opening a casino in Thailand. The findings are set to be presented to the Cabinet for its consideration within the next month.

 

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Not sure about Tourists coming specially for gambling....unless it is Go Go Gambling.....

More than enough spare land in Pattaya for a dozen Vegas size super casinos and hotels.

Yeah, as if the availability of land is the most important consideration when opening a casino...

I'll bet some poor farmer doesn't own the land in question. 

12 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Yeah, as if the availability of land is the most important consideration when opening a casino...

It is if you are making the decision and just happen to own a few Rai in Phetchaburi 

4 minutes ago, sidgy said:

It is if you are making the decision and just happen to own a few Rai in Phetchaburi 

right you are, didn't consider that possibility...

Everything illegal now becomes legal because the government owns and operates it. How nice???

Much of the prime spare land in Pattaya is owned by AWC who are the property arm of Chang. Plans have been announced for two hotels, a zoo and a Legoland to be built. Oh .... and a "convention" hall.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Currently, Thailand’s lower house of parliament is weighing up proposals to open a casino-entertainment complex as a way to attract more foreign tourists, boost the economy and generate extra revenue for the government.

BS.... Chinese and Thai money laundering complex.

2 hours ago, champers said:

More than enough spare land in Pattaya for a dozen Vegas size super casinos and hotels.

Flatten Walking street and build something  new would be welcome.

Open Gamblers Anonymous now to be ready for the flood.

A casino in Thailand! What's next? Are they planning to open brothels too? ????

I suppose thats as far as the middle classes and wealthy want to drive from Bangkok.

Never mind this possibility of there being a patch of land in Phetchaburi "someone" owns and sees a big profit opportunity, think how many are now looking into how to set up Payday Loans companies!

I thought a certain VERY large hotel, just south of Jomtien and on the beach, was built by a certain member of a certain family with the intention it should  be a Casino, but daddy said no.

Daddy is now in a better place. I am surprised it has not been revamped and legalised before now. 
But there is not much germane tourism at the moment.

Why does a new casino have to be built anywhere?  All that needs to be done is put it out to tender to four and five star hotels and 

let the winning bid refurbish their existing space to incorporate a casino.   There are dozens of suitable hotels in Pattaya.

The vast majority of patrons would be Thais or, perhaps, other Asians.  I don't know any westerners who who would be enticed by the availability of casinos.  Thailand is much too far to travel if gambling is the objective.

Just keep them away from Pattaya please.  I don't want to see it turn into another Sihanoukville.  ????

Remind me how many years they've been speaking about casino's?

 

Remind me how much closer they are to actually having one?

5 hours ago, CM Dad said:

The vast majority of patrons would be Thais or, perhaps, other Asians.  I don't know any westerners who who would be enticed by the availability of casinos.  Thailand is much too far to travel if gambling is the objective.

I tend to disagree. A sports betting facility in the right location would be a big draw for Western tourists and expat residents as well as Asians. It could operate 24/7.

12 hours ago, ezzra said:

Yeah, as if the availability of land is the most important consideration when opening a casino...

Poipet. Zero footprint, shoved up right to the border.

 

Gambling.. always the hallmark of winning governments.

Gambling: just a tax on the poor and simple minded.

 

Let the rest go abroad.

 

Lottery is stupid enough

11 hours ago, hotchilli said:

BS.... Chinese and Thai money laundering complex.

Disaster approaches, the casino in Auckland is full of Chinese and it is a horrible place that has done nothing for the people except create more crime and gambling problems, many Thais that live in Auckland have ruined their lives since it opened. 

Now let's see which government minister or those connected to them/the elite currently resides in Phetchaburi and/or owns land there !!!

There would be plenty of Chinese visitor's to the Casino's whereever the put them in Thailand. Had a co-worker's son in US from Vegas went to Macau to help them run their  1st casino. Aslo know a Hi-so girl who ran a restaurant in the casino there.   Unfortunately they have been talking about this for 20 years and with this present anti-fun  gov that don't want drinking anywhere  and keep flip flopping on recreational Canabis I really can't see it happening.

If they did open a casino , let bars, Go-go's back open with long hours and freedom to have fun they would quicly get back to millions of tourists but not if everything closes early and you threaten peole with jail and fines for having fun or spraying water.

10 hours ago, CM Dad said:

The vast majority of patrons would be Thais or, perhaps, other Asians.  I don't know any westerners who who would be enticed by the availability of casinos.  Thailand is much too far to travel if gambling is the objective.

I would assume, the target group aren’t Thai.

 

More likely, they want to attract Chinese.

And similar to Singapore, they will place restrictions for locals.

 

Anyway, welcome to New-Sihanoukville! ????

May the floods of Chinese black money surge… ????

 

9 hours ago, kiwikeith said:

Disaster approaches, the casino in Auckland is full of Chinese and it is a horrible place that has done nothing for the people except create more crime and gambling problems, many Thais that live in Auckland have ruined their lives since it opened. 

Same as Sihanoukville in Cambodia, did it bring wealth, employment and happiness to the locals....NO

The Chinese Mafia walk-in and take over the city.

Chinese entrepreneurs buy all the local businesses, shops, restaurants and the locals got priced out.

Now it's an extension of China.

For years it was said that the Ambassador was built with a casino gaming floor

 

Phetchaburi makes no sense but it could be a stalking horse, so that if people deride the idea then they will be happier with the alternative.

If you let the locals set it up, it will be Chinese run in minutes.

I actually hope they put it in Phuket and then we can forget about it and never go there.