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Betting on the wrong horse
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/08/2025
» In times of economic challenge and amid simmering border tensions with Cambodia, Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, who doubles as interior minister, has quietly overturned a 67-year-old ban on poker, reclassifying it from gambling to a recognised sport. The sudden move, which happened without public consultation, has sparked criticism and fuelled suspicion about the government's true priorities.
Bangkok gambling den shut down, 70 arrested
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 05/07/2025
» Over 70 gamblers were arrested on Friday when authorities raided a gambling den run by Thais and Cambodians in Bangkok's Phahon Yothin area.
Gambling raid nets 54 suspects, B200k in cash
Post Reporters, Published on 19/06/2025
» Fifty-four people were arrested during a raid on a suspected illegal gambling den inside a warehouse in Bang Yai district, Nonthaburi, seizing over 200,000 baht in cash and various gambling equipment.
Casino bill seen as 'top priority'
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 24/05/2025
» The government's casino-entertainment complex bill will top the agenda when parliament convenes in July, Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat said.
Thai govt urged to roll the dice on casinos
News, Published on 19/05/2025
» Gaming expert Bo Bernhard remembered a conversation he had with the Singapore Tourism Board in the early 2000s.
Three arrested for hosting football gambling in central Surat Thani
News, Supapong Chaolan, Published on 04/05/2025
» SURAT THAI: Officials arrested three people in their 20s for allegedly hosting online football gambling, mostly attracting young gamblers, in Muang district of this southern province.
More vice, doubt over economic merit top casino worry list: poll
Online Reporters, Published on 23/03/2025
» Most Thais are worried about increased vice and gambling addiction, and doubt whether the casino-entertainment complex project will boost the economy as the government claims, according to a survey by Nida Poll.
'Allow public input' on casino complexes
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 21/03/2025
» House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha has called for comprehensive and realistic discussions on the government's casino-entertainment complex project.
Casino entry 'for richest Thais only'
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/03/2025
» Only Thais who have held at least 50 million baht in a fixed deposit account for no less than six months will be allowed to enter any new casino-entertainment complex, says a government source.
Casino entry 'reserved for richest Thais only'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/03/2025
» Only Thai nationals who have held at least 50 million baht in a fixed deposit account for no less than six months will be allowed to enter the new casino-entertainment complex, says a government source.