{"id":777015442,"date":"2024-05-13T09:07:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T12:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777015442"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:19:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:19:48","slug":"thailand-casino-floors-not-to-exceed-5-of-potential-ir-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thailand-casino-floors-not-to-exceed-5-of-potential-ir-space","title":{"rendered":"Thailand: casino floors not to exceed 5% of potential IR space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Deputy\u00a0finance minister\u00a0Julapun Amornvivat said the proportions will depend on governmental entities<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Thailand.- Deputy finance minister\u00a0<strong>Julapun Amornvivat<\/strong>\u00a0has suggested that integrated resorts (IR) would be allowed to include a casino component of no more than around 5 per cent of the project&#8217;s total area, which would have to include hotels and other components. According to the Bangkok Post, he said the exact size per complex will depend on the governmental entities involved in the project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In April, the Thai cabinet gave <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thai-ministry-of-finance-to-work-with-other-government-bodies-on-casino-feasibility-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Finance Ministry a month to evaluate the feasibility<\/a> of IRs. The Finance Ministry has requested a two-week extension. It planned to convene with 16 relevant agencies to discuss the project, including the need for new legislation, the location of entertainment complexes, and to assess positive and negative impacts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thai-house-approves-proposal-for-further-study-of-possible-casino-legalisation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">House report<\/a> suggests that the government should allow entertainment complexes with casinos to boost the economy and tackle illegal casinos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy\u00a0finance minister\u00a0Julapun Amornvivat said the proportions will depend on governmental entities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":15191,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Thailand's Deputy Finance Minister, Julapun Amornvivat, has proposed that integrated resorts (IRs) could feature a casino component limited to approximately 5% of the total project area, which must include hotels and other amenities. The Finance Ministry is currently conducting a feasibility study, extended by two weeks, to evaluate IR implementation, new legislation, location, and overall economic impacts, following a House report advocating for casinos to boost the economy and combat illegal gambling.","focusai_entities":"Julapun Amornvivat, Finance Ministry, Thai cabinet, House","focusai_location":"Thailand","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"IR Component Ratio","query":"What specific metrics or economic models are being utilized by the Finance Ministry to determine the optimal 5% casino component ratio within the proposed integrated resorts, and how does this compare to established international IR models?"},{"label":"Regulatory Timeline","query":"What is the projected legislative timeline for establishing a comprehensive regulatory framework for integrated resorts and casino operations in Thailand, and what are the anticipated key milestones for licensing and operational commencement?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,158,16333],"tags":[23911,14017],"class_list":["post-777015442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-slider-home","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-integrated-resort"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777015442","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=777015442"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777015442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777015454,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777015442\/revisions\/777015454"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777015442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777015442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777015442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}