Move to open legal casinos in five Thai regions

In the trial phase, there will be only five legal casinos nationwide.

“The move aims to increase state income from casino tax and to combat illegal casinos and gambling houses,” Phichet Cheumuangphan, vice president of the committee and Pheu Thai member of parliament for Chiang Rai, said on Wednesday .

Private partners will be allowed to invest in the business, with the government collecting 30 per cent of casino tax, on top of land maintenance tax from the establishments. “Government officials are not allowed to enter these establishments, except for those with permission.”

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