{"id":777018183,"date":"2024-08-15T09:32:24","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T12:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777018183"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:06:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:06:40","slug":"opposition-parties-criticise-thai-casino-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/opposition-parties-criticise-thai-casino-bill","title":{"rendered":"Opposition parties criticise Thai casino bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Members of the Bhumjaithai coalition and the opposition Democrat parties say the negative impacts would outweigh any benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Thailand.- The final draft of a bill to legalise\u00a0entertainment complexes with casinos<\/a> has received negative feedback from members of the Bhumjaithai coalition and opposition Democrat parties. The bill is open to public feedback until August 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to The Bangkok Post, Bhumjaithai secretary-general Chaichanok Chidchob<\/strong> listed four main disagreements with the bill. He said it may not effectively address illegal gambling and could potentially lead to more gambling issues in both the legal and underground sectors. He added that the anticipated financial benefits would not outweigh the costs, that using casinos to boost tourism is unnecessary considering the country’s existing attractions and that the bill does not specify how Thai workers would secure jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the Democrat Party, deputy secretary-general Chaichana Detdecho<\/strong> said he doubts Thai casinos would achieve the same success as those in Macau, Vietnam, or Singapore and suggested that if the government wants to increase revenue, it should consider legalising and taxing existing underground lotteries instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suchatvee Suwansawat<\/strong>, deputy leader of the Democrat party, said in a Facebook post that gambling could negatively affect family values and questioned whether Thai casinos would attract foreign tourists when neighbouring countries already have similar facilities. He raised concerns that Thai citizens would become the main customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The governing Pheu Thai party is optimistic that it can persuade the Bhumjaithai coalition to drop its opposition. Before being removed for ethics breach, prime minister Srettha Thavisin <\/strong>had said more talks were needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> Macau casino operators eye potential Thai market, CLSA says<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Members of the Bhumjaithai coalition and the opposition Democrat parties say the negative impacts would outweigh any benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":14821,"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 final draft of Thailand's bill to legalise entertainment complexes with casinos faces significant opposition from the Bhumjaithai coalition and Democrat parties, citing concerns over ineffective illegal gambling control, potential social costs outweighing financial benefits, and doubts about its tourism impact and job creation for Thai nationals. Despite the governing Pheu Thai party's optimism, the public feedback period is ongoing, highlighting substantial legislative hurdles for market entry. Stakeholders are closely monitoring the political dynamics and the bill's potential impact on the regional iGaming landscape.","focusai_entities":"Bhumjaithai coalition, Democrat parties, Chaichanok Chidchob, Chaichana Detdecho, Suchatvee Suwansawat, Pheu Thai party, Srettha Thavisin, CLSA","focusai_location":"Thailand, Macau, Vietnam, Singapore","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Legislative Path Outlook","query":"What specific amendments or concessions might the Pheu Thai party offer to the Bhumjaithai coalition to overcome the current legislative impasse regarding the entertainment complex bill?"},{"label":"Market Viability Analysis","query":"How do the projected GGR and NGR for a Thai integrated resort market compare to established regional hubs like Singapore and Macau, considering the stated concerns about attracting foreign tourists and potential domestic customer reliance?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,158,16333],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777018183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-slider-home","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777018183","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=777018183"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777018183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777018186,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777018183\/revisions\/777018186"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777018183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777018183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777018183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}