{"id":777005956,"date":"2023-06-05T08:50:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T11:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777005956"},"modified":"2026-04-22T21:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T00:19:00","slug":"galaxy-and-mgm-resorts-explore-casino-opportunities-in-thailand-and-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/galaxy-and-mgm-resorts-explore-casino-opportunities-in-thailand-and-uae","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy and MGM Resorts explore casino opportunities in Thailand and UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Galaxy Entertainment and MGM Resorts are reportedly already exploring opening casino resorts if Thailand and the UAE legalise gaming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Thailand.-\u00a0Galaxy Entertainment Group\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>MGM Resorts International\u00a0<\/strong>are reportedly exploring opportunities to\u00a0establish casino resorts in <strong>Thailand <\/strong>and the United Arab Emirates if the countries legalise gaming. Sources told Bloomberg News that the two gaming giants have set up offices in both countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was already known that Galaxy had offices to <strong>promote its Macau operations<\/strong>, but Bloomberg has cited anonymous sources confirming that both it and MGM are also gathering on-ground intelligence with the purpose of exploring possible casino openings in the countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A project to\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thailand-moves-toward-the-legalisation-of-casinos\" target=\"_blank\">legalise casinos in Thailand<\/a> has already been proposed. A\u00a0<strong>House committee<\/strong>\u00a0proposal last year would allow both foreigners and Thais to gamble (Thais would have to be 21 and have held at least 500,000 baht in their bank accounts\u00a0within the past six months). The UAE may seem less likely because of Islamic law, but several observers believe it may legalise some form of gambling, potentially in the line of its tourist-only rule on alcohol sales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Galaxy Entertainment and MGM Resorts are reportedly already exploring opening casino resorts if Thailand and the UAE legalise gaming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":21500,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Galaxy Entertainment Group and MGM Resorts International are reportedly conducting on-ground intelligence and establishing local presences in Thailand and the United Arab Emirates, signaling proactive exploration of market entry opportunities contingent on gaming legalization. This strategic positioning by major integrated resort operators underscores the perceived long-term growth potential in these nascent jurisdictions, despite the inherent regulatory complexities, particularly within the UAE's Islamic legal framework.","focusai_entities":"Galaxy Entertainment Group, MGM Resorts International, Bloomberg News","focusai_location":"Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Macau","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.85), operator_casino (0.95), payments_fraud_aml (0.75), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Framework Outlook","query":"What specific regulatory compliance and governance frameworks are being considered by Thai and UAE authorities to manage integrated resort operations, particularly concerning responsible gambling, AML, and B2B\/B2C licensing?"},{"label":"Market Entry Capitalization","query":"What are the anticipated capital expenditure requirements and projected return on investment for major integrated resort developments in Thailand and the UAE, considering the unique market dynamics and potential for phased legalization?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16333],"tags":[23907],"class_list":["post-777005956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-land-based-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777005956","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=777005956"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777005956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777005969,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777005956\/revisions\/777005969"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777005956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777005956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777005956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}