Thai Cabinet Approves in Principle Entertainment Complex Bill with Casino Entry Fee for Thais at 5,000 Baht

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National — The Thai Cabinet has greenlit the Entertainment Complex Bill with the goal of boosting tourism and the economy, along with a proposed 5,000-baht entry fee for Thai nationals accessing casino facilities. Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced the decision following today’s Cabinet meeting (January 13th, 2025). She stated that the draft law, which was […]

Thai Cabinet Approves in Principle Entertainment Complex Bill with Casino Entry Fee for Thais at 5,000 Baht
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[Supmango]

the primary objective, which is supposed to increase the number of tourists, will be very insignificant or even zero

This project will do more harm than good

Of course, they will mainly benefit a very small number of people.

also you can't put in the same sentence "quality tourist" and "degenerate  gambler",  it's not coherent 

[briguy]

33 minutes ago, Supmango said:

The primary objective, which is supposed to increase the number of tourists, will be very insignificant or even zero.

The success of Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and the casino district in Macau argues against your reasoning. Asians have gambling fever and will be happy to have a new first class casino to visit. And if the number of casinos is limited in Thailand, casino companies will be lining up to build a gambling palace, especially as the Japanese continue to drag their feet on the idea of casino gambling.

[jetdoc]

Been saying for over twenty years it ain't "IF Thailand will have gambling but When" based on the parking near the Cambodian border south of Surin on weekends.

[Supmango]

and the casinos in Laos and Cambodia prove me right

from the moment we put Thailand on the same level as Cambodia and Laos rather than the same level as Macau or Singapore

to tell the truth the casino business is now saturated in SEA, frankly creating casinos in Thailand I don't see what more it will bring at the regional level

There are people in Thailand who claim to be able to do it better than their neighboring countries , but in reality all they can do is put money in their own pockets.

Edited January 14, 2025 by Supmango

[Supmango]

6 hours ago, jetdoc said:

Been saying for over twenty years it ain't "IF Thailand will have gambling but When" based on the parking near the Cambodian border south of Surin on weekends.

of course this casino (Poipet) works well with Thais on the border but why do you want Thais who are on the border of Cambodia to travel to Pattaya or Bangkok to play at the casino, plus got pay 5000 baht entry fee

same in northern Thailand with the border in Laos and Burma / Golden Triangle , they already got casinos for long

 

 

[ricktoronto]

Bangkok Post had a good article today. Huge license fee, minimum expected capital outlay cerca 10Bn Baht and 5 to 10 years before one opens, and no mention where.

 

[Supmango]

17 minutes ago, Supmango said:

and the casinos in Laos and Cambodia prove me right

 

i mean Sihanoukville, Boten and Mae Sot border

aka economic zone entertainment blabla

the future of Pattaya is not to look like Macau or Singapore but rather to look like Sihanoukville if you want to understand better the plan

Edited January 14, 2025 by Supmango

[Supmango]

9 minutes ago, ricktoronto said:

Bangkok Post had a good article today. Huge license fee, minimum expected capital outlay cerca 10Bn Baht and 5 to 10 years before one opens, and no mention where.

 

yes it is too expensive, I do not see that there is any interest in buying this except for people who have money to launder as is the case in Laos and Cambodia

[Supmango]

Just now, Supmango said:

yes it is too expensive, I do not see that there is any interest in buying this except for people who have money to launder as is the case in Laos and Cambodia

According to the bill, complex operators will get lease agreements for up to 50 years, and licenses will last up to 30 years, with reviews every five years.

The licensing fees include a 100,000-baht application fee, a 5-billion-baht first-license fee, and an annual fee of 1 billion baht. License renewals will cost 5 billion baht, with an annual fee of 1 billion baht. 

[Supmango]

32 minutes ago, ricktoronto said:

Bangkok Post had a good article today. Huge license fee, minimum expected capital outlay cerca 10Bn Baht and 5 to 10 years before one opens, and no mention where.

 

Casinos will be placed near airports and where there is the new speed train line coming from China. Bangkok and Pattaya got both airport and new Chinese speed train line; If not Pattaya probably Rayong (terminus Chinese speed train), U Tapao airport is located between  Pattaya and Rayong;

after i see, Hat Yai, Udon Thani or Khon Kaen and Chiang Mai, btw the Chinese speed  train will cross some Isan provinces 

but who knows 

 

Edited January 14, 2025 by Supmango

[Billy Shears]

I don't care what they do or how they get it open, I just want to play some legal poker.

[Supmango]

2 minutes ago, Billy Shears said:

I don't care what they do or how they get it open, I just want to play some legal poker.

yes, after the millions of drug smokers around the world we are going to have millions of degenerate gamblers like you

🤣

that's what i was talking about too

 

11 hours ago, Supmango said:

 

also you can't put in the same sentence "quality tourist" and "degenerate  gambler",  it's not coherent 

 

[Billy Shears]

6 minutes ago, Supmango said:

yes, after the millions of drug smokers around the world we are going to have millions of degenerate gamblers like you

🤣

that's what i was talking about too

 

 

Sir, you have 8 nonsensical posts on this thread, I didn't correct you at all even though I was in the casino business for over 35 years. But just because I said I wanted to play poker you call me a degenerate gambler? 

Go to hell

[Supmango]

14 minutes ago, Billy Shears said:

Sir, you have 8 nonsensical posts on this thread, I didn't correct you at all even though I was in the casino business for over 35 years. But just because I said I wanted to play poker you call me a degenerate gambler? 

Go to hell

don't take it too personally, I responded grossly  to your comment which was just as gross, that's why but it was for fun, i even liked you comment if you look well;

I was talking about people who only think about their own personal gain and don't care about the consequences it can have on the lives of the people around them.

30 minutes ago, Billy Shears said:

I don't care what they do or how they get it open, I just want to play some legal poker.

 

And if I said some nonsense about casinos in Thailand, well , time will tell

 

Edited January 14, 2025 by Supmango

[Billy Shears]

3 minutes ago, Supmango said:

don't take it too personally, I responded grossly  to your comment which was just as gross, that's why but it was for fun, i even liked you comment if you look well;

I was talking about people who only think about their own personal gain and don't care about the consequences it can have on the lives of the people around them.

 

 

and if I said some nonsense, well , time will tell

Ok, you can say anything you want, I don't care. But the line is drawn at calling people vile names, please don't do that again.

 

[jetdoc]

16 hours ago, Supmango said:

of course this casino (Poipet) works well with Thais on the border but why do you want Thais who are on the border of Cambodia to travel to Pattaya or Bangkok to play at the casino, plus got pay 5000 baht entry fee

Lived in Vegas a few years, folks like to gamble, and will travel to do so. Think the 5000 baht fee imposed on Thais is a flawed attempt to keep lower earners out and cater to "high rollers" ain't happening tomorrow so will have to wait and see. Bottom line, it's about outflow of cash, has nothing to do with who gambles but where.

Edited January 15, 2025 by jetdoc
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