{"id":777026193,"date":"2025-05-08T09:50:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777026193"},"modified":"2026-04-21T23:09:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T02:09:53","slug":"senate-committee-may-ask-thai-pm-to-explain-casino-bill-at-meeting-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/senate-committee-may-ask-thai-pm-to-explain-casino-bill-at-meeting-next-week","title":{"rendered":"Senate committee may ask Thai PM to explain casino bill at meeting next week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Paetongtarn Shinawatra might be called to the meeting scheduled for May 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Thailand.- The Senate committee<\/a> reviewing\u00a0the bill to legalise casino resorts<\/a> may invite prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra<\/strong> to present the government’s rationale behind the legislation next week. According to local media reports, senator Veerapun Suvannamai<\/strong>, the committee’s chairman, said Shinawatra could be invited to a meeting next Thursday (May 15). There had been speculation that the PM would attend today (8 May).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Bangkok Post, the committee is to create at least two sub-committees: one to look at economic impacts and the other to consider social effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The government delayed the casino-entertainment complex bill<\/strong> until the next parliamentary session, which starts on July 2 due to the issues of US tariffs and last month’s earthquake. Shinawatra\u00a0<\/strong>has defended\u00a0the bill saying it would boost the country’s economy. In her weekly TV Show, Empowering Thais, on Sunday (May 4), Shinawatra said integrated resorts would attract\u00a0foreign investment\u00a0<\/strong>and generate tax revenue for the government.<\/p>\n\n\n

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

Referring to concerns among academics and religious groups over gambling harm, Shinawatra said the aim was not to promote vice but to bring the country in line with a global trend. Shinawatra also accused opposition parties of misinforming the public about the contents of the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shinawatra noted that it would be difficult for Thai citizens to gamble in casinos due to checks on their financial and criminal backgrounds. The proposed legislation stipulates that Thais wanting to access a casino<\/a> would be required to pay a fee of THB5,000 (US$150) and show proof of at least THB50m (US$1.5m) in fixed deposits.<\/p>\n\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 might be called to the meeting scheduled for May 15.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777025276,"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, may be invited to present the government's economic rationale for the proposed casino resort legalization bill to a Senate committee on May 15. The legislation, aimed at boosting foreign investment and tax revenue, includes stringent access requirements for Thai citizens, such as a THB5,000 fee and proof of THB50m in fixed deposits, amidst concerns over social impact.","focusai_entities":"Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Veerapun Suvannamai, Bangkok Post","focusai_location":"Thailand","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.95), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.8)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Governance Frameworks?","query":"What specific governance frameworks are being considered to ensure responsible gambling and prevent illicit financial flows within the proposed integrated resorts?"},{"label":"Domestic GGR Impact?","query":"How will the proposed THB50m fixed deposit requirement for Thai citizens impact the projected domestic GGR contribution and the overall market segmentation?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,16333],"tags":[29,225,342],"class_list":["post-777026193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-casino","tag-legislation","tag-thailand"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777026193","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=777026193"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777026193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777026208,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777026193\/revisions\/777026208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777025276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777026193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777026193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777026193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}