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Can a foreigner buy Thai lottery tickets?
Gary Boyle, Published on 02/07/2025
» Lottery ticket sellers are a familiar sight all over Thailand. And anyone - Thai or foreigner - can buy Thai lottery tickets — as long as they buy them from licensed vendors within Thailand. Here are some of the basics to know:
Thai cabinet approves casino bill
Gary Boyle, Published on 28/03/2025
» Thailand’s cabinet on Thursday approved a draft law for casinos and entertainment complexes, as the government looks to attract more tourists and build a major gaming industry.
Thais effectively barred from entering new casinos
Gary Boyle, Published on 18/02/2025
» Thailand has proposed tough entry requirements for local gamblers in casinos as it plans to build a major gaming industry to boost tourism.
Lawyer, wife arrested for alleged fraud, money-laundering
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/11/2024
» Police arrested high-profile lawyer Sittra Biabungkerd and his wife on a highway east of Bangkok on Thursday morning and charged them with fraud and money laundering in connection with a billionaire’s allegation that she lost 71 million baht to him.
Thai teen's TikTok video gets 70m hits
Gary Boyle, Published on 15/07/2024
» An entry by a young Thai TikTok user in a song challenge has gone viral, racking up more than 70 million views from users worldwide.
Man buys gold necklace for his 'lucky gecko'
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/06/2024
» A lottery winner in Phimai has bought a gold necklace for a gecko that he found by chance and brought home less than two weeks ago in the belief that it would bring him luck.
8-year jail term for Thaksin
Gary Boyle, Published on 22/08/2023
» Thaksin Shinawatra has begun serving his eight-year prison sentence on Tuesday morning following his return to the country after 15 years abroad.
Four killed in Bangkok gun rampage
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/08/2023
» A motorcycle taxi driver shot dead four people during a gune rampage police said was fuelled by jealousy, and then killed himself, in Bangkok's Lak Si district on Monday night.
Police to probe Saipay69 gambling site
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/02/2023
» Police are launching a probe against a local superintendent believed to be behind the Saipay69 gambling site.
TEST YOURSELF: Hooked on gambling
Gary Boyle, Published on 09/10/2020
» An increasing number of people are becoming addicted to a dangerous habit