PM Prayut: Committee studies positive, negative aspects of legalizing gambling

[snoop1130]

PM Prayut: Committee studies positive, negative aspects of legalizing gambling

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, says people have provided much information about gambling dens and illegal workers, but the challenge is the lack of evidence.

 

Gen. Prayut said today the government’s 1111 hotline service has received about 200 public complaints about gambling dens and illegal workers, which have been identified as major factors in the spread of COVID-19.

 

Officials implicated in these illegal activities have been arrested and prosecuted. The government is attentive to the issue, but there must be sufficient evidence to identify the offenders. In addition, it is difficult to take the investigation forward because some complainants don’t want to sign their names on verification documents. Investigation must continue to address all problems in a sustainable way. Anyone involved in gambling dens and illegal workers must be prosecuted.

 

The Prime Minister said a committee has to study positive and negative aspects of legalizing gambling. Another important issue is whether or not the public will accept it. At present, there are two types of gambling dens. The first is a legalized one, provided with accommodation, meeting rooms and casinos. Such operations have been established in other countries.

 

They have to make sure that their customers have adequate funds. If it can be legalized, people don’t have to gamble abroad. However, the process of legalizing small gambling dens remains uncertain. The government will have to consider methods and means to address the problem in a sustainable way. Once it is solved, there are still other overlapping problems. The government will have to consider them thoroughly, so that Thailand is on par with other countries. There are many things that need to be adapted. Gen. Prayut said he is still undecided about legalizing gambling, and the study committee is working on it.

 

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[Justgrazing]

3 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Committee studies positive, negative aspects of

 

Battery charging ..

 

3 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, says people have provided much information about gambling dens and illegal workers, but the challenge is the lack of evidence

 

Bit of a gamble then .. 

[ThailandRyan]

Send a Committee to the Philippines, and then Las Vegas to see how it works out for the communities surrounding the casino's.  Then go to Macau, and look at it there, as well as see what it has done to Cambodia....I am not against gambling, but it sure takes its toll on the people, while those who own the casinos make money and the Communities and Governments get their fair share but spend it on things that are not truly important and social services suffer.

[2 is 1]

5 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The Prime Minister said a committee has to study positive and negative aspects of legalizing gambling. Another important issue is whether or not the public will accept it.

 Thai people maybe not accept legalizing! Coz nobody in Thailand never play anything!

And coverment not need more tax money from it!

[Oldie]

"In addition, it is difficult to take the investigation forward because some complainants don’t want to sign their names on verification documents."

 

I think the best verification would be to go there and look...

[bluesofa]

7 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

Battery charging ..

Bit of a gamble then .. 

If Prayut has anything to do with any sort of charging, there will be a guilty verdict before anything's connected.

[kevin612]

Bangkok should have casinos, cashinos will bring a lot of revenues for companies and government.

[pattjock]

10 hours ago, Oldie said:

"In addition, it is difficult to take the investigation forward because some complainants don’t want to sign their names on verification documents."

 

I think the best verification would be to go there and look...

 

It's the duty of the police and public prosecutor to take the investigation forward, if complainants sign or not should have no implication.

[Paul Henry]

To much black money at stake. We will see the normal window dressing and shuffling of arguments fore and against and at the end of the day the issue of gambling will quietly slip off the the table and be put  in the too hard basket. And the elite and police will continue to rake off the top 20%.

[Destiny1990]

Well finally  this topic is on the table now.

[madmitch]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, says people have provided much information about gambling dens and illegal workers, but the challenge is the lack of evidence.

Only because those in control, the police and local Government officials, don't want to find evidence.

 

 

[khunpeer]

I think that they should allow and control gambling only in Pattaya, make that a sort of LasVegas! that would be the only visable solution for that resort...

[jonclark]

I predict that a committe will be formed to look at the problem, until one day the committe fails to meet, but no one notices as everyone has forgotten what the purpose of the committe was in the first place......and nothing will change. 

[jonclark]

2 minutes ago, khunpeer said:

I think that they should allow and control gambling only in Pattaya, make that a sort of LasVegas! that would be the only visable solution for that resort...

Chicks and Chips - sounds like a slogan. 

[Mr Meeseeks]

15 minutes ago, madmitch said:

Only because those in control, the police and local Government officials, don't want to find evidence.

 

 

They own and run all the illegal gambling and casinos in Thailand.

 

Nothing, and I mean nothing happens here without the Police knowing about it.

[bluesofa]

52 minutes ago, jonclark said:

I predict that a committe will be formed to look at the problem, until one day the committe fails to meet, but no one notices as everyone has forgotten what the purpose of the committe was in the first place......and nothing will change. 

Thet will eventually be found in Las Vegas, living the high life.

[Jimbo2014]

Definition of Gambling "Gambling is the wagering of money or something of value on an event with an uncertain outcome, with the primary intent of winning money or material goods."

Definition of Lottery "Lottery is the wagering of money or something of value on an event with an uncertain outcome, with the primary intent of winning money or material goods."

I think they already have substantial legalised gambling - just a matter of working out how the government can make money from other forms!

 

[bluesofa]

1 minute ago, Jimbo2014 said:

Definition of Gambling "Gambling is the wagering of money or something of value on an event with an uncertain outcome, with the primary intent of winning money or material goods."

Definition of Lottery "Lottery is the wagering of money or something of value on an event with an uncertain outcome, with the primary intent of winning money or material goods."

I think they already have substantial legalised gambling - just a matter of working out how the government can make money from other forms!

Apparently  you're wrong on 'lottery' - according to the government:

Admittedly a few years ago, when questioned as to how the government ran a lottery when gambling was illegal, the spokesman said that "the lottery was not gambling, but simply a game of chance."

[Cabradelmar]

Fantastic money laundering scheme for Chinese drug lords.

[mtls2005]

There is a government-run lottery.

 

Of course an underground lottery exists in full view.

 

Can't see casinos allowing foreign workers, or Thais of the lower classes, inside.

 

Hence gambling dens will continue to exist.

 

Can't wait to see cock fighting, fish fighting and buffalo racing at the casino.

 

Another committee, all done for show.

 

 

[Classic Ray]

Singapore was vehemently against all forms of gambling until the Government realised they were missing out on vast numbers of tourists and tax as the gamblers were either going to Macau, Genting etc or betting illegally. So they started very successful casinos and controlled access by locals. 
 

Provided Thailand can keep the local and foreign mafia out this could be a model to follow.

[Chooky]

There is always the gambler who will find anywhere or anything to gamble on.I like to have a bet on the horses and I don't mind playing roulette but its nice to not even see poker machines.Pubs and clubs in Australia are distancing themselves from sports etc and concentrating on becoming mini casinos.Most of their revenue is derived from gambling Poker machine licences became gold.

Only a very small minority win from gambling it is not a necessity and many can't treat it as fun.I don't think casinos are tourist sites they are nothing but large LAUNDREYS (eg Crown etc etc)and much better if the Thai government does not become dependant like the Australian government on taxes from Alcohol Tobacco and gambling as a main form of revenue, it definitely doesn't benefit the population.

[chilly07]

Don't do it. Because Thais never plan for tomorrow, money earned today will be gambled rapidly followed by House Car and anything else they own! It's not just illegal gambling acting as superspreader, it's also illegal immigrants and those who make a living from them

[Hayduke]

19 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

PM Prayut: Committee studies positive, negative aspects of legalizing gambling

 

Won’t happen anytime soon….

 

Legalized gambling would cause the police (and other assorted government officials) to lose an absolutely massive amount of money.

 

The plague has already severely cut into police protection rackets…and they will fight to keep their gambling interests intact.

 

The Hero-General doesn’t want to deal with a police rebellion right now.

 

 

[CraigInBangkok]

The government backed bitkub sure seems like gambling to me 

[Jimbo2014]

6 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Apparently  you're wrong on 'lottery' - according to the government:

Admittedly a few years ago, when questioned as to how the government ran a lottery when gambling was illegal, the spokesman said that "the lottery was not gambling, but simply a game of chance."

 

Yes I remember that - hilarious stuff.  My wife quotes it (in jest).  The government is either comprised of morons or they think everyone else is.  I never can quite work it out.

[thailand49]

I can sense where this is going for the government to take this opportunity of the pandemic of Covid and get it under their control which translate into a lot of money.

 

From my observation they are operated and control pretty much by the province, district police they keep majority of the money themselves just like writing out tickets and fines at checkpoints. The government legalization now turns the tables to the government favor!  Who is going to win that is the big question!  ????

[Bradmeister]

How can they legalize it? If its truly lucrative to the Thai police, to make it legal would remove income from law Enforcement Agencies...

 

If we're going to legalize gambling, let's break another barrier(s) and legalize brothels and Narcotics. 

 

We can have shisha, yaba, opium, heroin and cannabis dens....all government regulated and with safety and security. Khrap 

[tomazbodner]

Are not enough Thais in debt already? Make gambling legal and casino owners will thrive (the house always wins in the end), while people will lose and turn to crime to recoup losses. Which they already do now after each illegal gambling stint. See what happened to crime after each football World cup... bag snatching, gold snatching, break-ins, robberies... that's what gambling brings. Anywhere.