{"id":777025917,"date":"2025-05-02T06:47:24","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T09:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777025917"},"modified":"2026-04-21T23:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T02:25:25","slug":"thai-pm-calls-on-coalition-partners-to-push-benefits-of-casino-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/thai-pm-calls-on-coalition-partners-to-push-benefits-of-casino-bill","title":{"rendered":"Thai PM calls on coalition partners to push benefits of casino bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Paetongtarn Shinawatra has urged legislators to emphasise the economic benefits of entertainment complexes with casinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Thailand.- Prime Minister\u00a0Paetongtarn Shinawatra\u00a0has asked coalition partners to plug the potential economic benefits of the bill to legalise casino resorts<\/a>\u00a0in Thailand. According to The Nation newspaper, Shinawatra, speaking after a mobile Cabinet meeting in Nakhon Phanom province, said Pheu Thai Party MPs will talk to citizens about the bill to explain its contents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noting that similar projects have been implemented in countries such as Japan, she said that legalising entertainment complexes with a casino would attract foreign investment and create jobs, leading to more tax revenue. Shinawatra emphasised that it is up to Parliament to decide if the bill will be approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Prime Minister\u00a0Thaksin Shinawatra has said he is confident\u00a0that the\u00a0bill will \u201ceasily\u201d pass its first reading in the House of Representatives. The bill was expected to be debated in Parliament on April 9, but the debate was postponed due to the issues of US tariffs and last month\u2019s earthquake. It will be reintroduced in the next parliamentary session.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Analysts at Maybank Securities (Thailand) have forecast that casinos in Thailand<\/a> could generate THB278bn (US$8.39bn) annually in revenue. Approximately THB195bn would be derived from gaming activity, while the remaining 30 per cent is expected to come from non-gaming segments such as accommodation, food and retail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Analysts said the country\u2019s large tourism base and relatively low proposed tax rate on gross gaming revenue (GGR) position it favourably in the region. They estimate that EBITDA margins for casino resorts could reach between 34 per cent and 49 per cent. That would surpass the performance of Macau and Singapore casinos, where tax rates on mass-market play range from 25 to 40 per cent.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Thailand and China discuss cooperation against online gambling<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Paetongtarn Shinawatra has urged legislators to emphasise the economic benefits of entertainment complexes with casinos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":25801,"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 Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, is advocating for the economic benefits of legalizing integrated entertainment complexes with casinos, citing potential foreign investment, job creation, and increased tax revenue. Analysts forecast annual revenues of THB278bn, with strong EBITDA margins, positioning Thailand favorably due to its tourism base and a comparatively low proposed Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) tax rate. The legislative process, including a postponed parliamentary debate, is underway.","focusai_entities":"Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Thaksin Shinawatra, Pheu Thai Party, Maybank Securities (Thailand)","focusai_location":"Thailand, Nakhon Phanom, Japan, Macau, Singapore, China","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.75), operator_casino (0.98), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.98), supplier_vendor (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Tax Implications","query":"How might the proposed low Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) tax rate in Thailand impact the competitive landscape and profitability margins for potential integrated resort operators compared to established markets like Macau and Singapore?"},{"label":"Legislative Timeline Impact","query":"What are the critical legislative hurdles and revised timelines for the entertainment complex bill, and how might further delays affect foreign direct investment commitments and market entry strategies for prospective operators?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[24628,154,158,16333],"tags":[29,24619,225],"class_list":["post-777025917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-highlight-of-the-week","category-legislation-news","category-slider-home","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-casino","tag-finance","tag-legislation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777025917","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=777025917"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777025917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777025922,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777025917\/revisions\/777025922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777025917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777025917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777025917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}