{"id":29615,"date":"2022-05-05T11:14:35","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T14:14:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=29615"},"modified":"2026-04-23T08:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:58:11","slug":"thailands-kla-party-pushes-for-legalisation-of-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thailands-kla-party-pushes-for-legalisation-of-gambling","title":{"rendered":"Thailand’s Kla Party pushes for legalisation of gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Korn Chatikavanij, leader of the Kla Party, has announced his party’s support for the legalisation of gambling as part of its strategy to boost the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Thailand.- Korn Chatikavanij<\/strong>, leader of the Kla Party\u00a0has said that he hopes for Thailand will move ahead with gambling reform<\/a>\u00a0to boost the economy and fight illegal gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking at a congress at the Centara Government Complex Hotel,\u00a0he said: “No one wants to promote gambling. But, in reality, we must accept that business in the grey area benefits those who violate laws and those influential individuals with links to gangsters and organised crime. So, it’s time to change that.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government committee that is studying the legalisation of gambling in Thailand will release its findings next month, according to a committee member who spoke with the Bangkok Post. The committee has previously suggested that\u00a0Thailand\u2019s first casino could be in Bangkok<\/a>\u00a0or surrounding areas due to the proximity to airports, road connections and hotel infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thailand and Cambodia join forces to crack down on online gambling dens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Officials from the Thai and Cambodian governments have signed a memorandum of understanding to crack down on online gambling hub operators and call-centre scammers. Thailand said all affected government agencies had been ordered to join the crackdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana<\/strong>, spokesman for the Prime Minister\u2019s Office of Thailand, said the agreement reflects the government’s increased efforts to crack down on scams and online gambling under Prime Minister Prayut’s order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The spokesman said the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society was linking its activities with other government agencies to crack down on call centre gangs and gambling sites. Last year, the cooperation resulted in the arrest of as many as 6,348 suspects in 5,517 cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration between government agencies also led to the closure of 742 gambling establishments in the first three months of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Korn Chatikavanij, leader of the Kla Party, has announced his party’s support for the legalisation of gambling as part of its strategy to boost the economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":15725,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Kla Party in Thailand, led by Korn Chatikavanij, advocates for gambling legalisation to stimulate economic growth and combat illicit operations. Concurrently, a government committee is set to release its findings on potential legalisation next month, with Bangkok identified as a prime location for a prospective casino. This development coincides with intensified joint efforts between Thai and Cambodian authorities to dismantle illegal online gambling hubs and call-centre scams.","focusai_entities":"Korn Chatikavanij, Kla Party, Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, Prime Minister's Office of Thailand, Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, Prayut","focusai_location":"Thailand, Bangkok, Cambodia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.92), operator_casino (0.97), payments_fraud_aml (0.88), investor_analyst (0.96), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Framework Details","query":"What specific regulatory and governance frameworks are being considered by the Thai government committee to ensure responsible gambling and prevent market saturation?"},{"label":"Economic Impact Projections","query":"What are the projected Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) and Net Gaming Revenue (NGR) contributions anticipated from a legalised Thai iGaming market, and how will these impact national GDP?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,158,16333],"tags":[229,23911],"class_list":["post-29615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-slider-home","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29615"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29622,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29615\/revisions\/29622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}