The parliament approves a plan to study the possibility of creating entertainment complexes
BANGKOK – A bill that would legalise casinos in Thailand could be passed in the current government's term, an official said, as the prime minister backed a move he said would create jobs and revenue and regulate a thriving illicit gaming sector.
"We have to admit that there is illegal gambling in the country, we are trying to get rid of but it cannot be wiped out, so we have to rethink and see that it is time for this," Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat told reporters, adding Singapore would be a model to emulate. Under the proposal, private companies would shoulder the cost of construction and operation while the government would be responsible for taxing and regulation, Sorawong Thienthong, vice chairman of the parliamentary committee, told Reuters.Legalisation of gambling has been discussed in the past but no government has gone ahead due to public opposition and resistance from conservatives in the predominantly Buddhist country.
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