Now we all know who controls Thailand Mr President Xi Jinping says to Thailand, "jump". The Thai government asks "how high?"

Give Anutin and similarly brainwashed experts the Grand Tour of King Romans casino complex opposite Chiang Saen (Chiang Rai province) where in Tonpheung he could visit the Sodom and Gomorrah of the 21st century.

Everything goes, restaurants featuring delights which cover a lot of the WWF catalogue of dangerous species, girls from Vietnam and Myanmar to cater to the lonely hearts, gambling left, right and centre while sipping Tiger Wine (alcohol in a huge fish tank with a tiger carcass floating in it.

The majority of gamblers are either Chinese, winging in to the brand-new Bokeo International Airport in nearby Simuangngam, hotels and limo services wherever you look - or Thais crossing the Mekong on boats leaving near the Chiang Saen Thai Immigration. 

Whatever it is, the casino idea is not to blame for the absence of Chinese tourists who have created havoc to the entire industry and ensured, that most of the rest of the tourism world meanwhile vacations elsewhere. 

Anutin clearly saying who is the boss here.

I have a home in a small seaside town in the South of France. Since the early 1900, we’ve always had a Casino.  It’s bankrupted quite a few pensions in my time here , and made a few happy for sure as it’s somewhere to go, often bet a free drink. As I’ve worked with an all Asian staff since the mid 70s, I can confirm that there’s been  many catastrophic situations, one older Vietnamese lady actually lost her house , many couldn’t feed their family and were living on pay advances all their life. We fed and clothed many kids on our money.One small family lived in their car which I didn’t know for a good while. The father had gambled away the apartment. He worked for us and we got them an apartment, but he lived on hand outs and lied constantly. He went on to have 5 kids and the family benefits went into the casino. 
No, casinos will not do Thailand any good.  Although they might not be able to enter the big ones, there will be “ side effects” , just as there was with the legalization of Cannabis. It will get out of hand, and Thai government and police force will not stop it. 

Well if course he did to protect the money laundering in Macau.

 

Thailand kowtowing again...