PUBLISHED: 29 Jan 2025 at 04: 00
In a recently proposed bill, the Council of State ( CoS ) has yet to decide what portion of an entertainment complex can be used to construct a casino.
According to CoS secretary-general Pakorn Nilprapunt, relevant organizations have spoken with federal agencies on four occasions in the past few months, but there haven’t been any conclusions drawn.
Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat stated on Monday that his government had requested revisions to the act last week, allowing each of the proposed entertainment complexes to allocate about 10 % of their individual projects for casino construction.
” We have not yet reached ]an agreement on ] that level yet”, he said.
The secretary-general responded to a question about whether the CoS believed the percentage of the project’s space should be specified in the act to prevent any legal gaps, stating that the issue had been raised by Mr. Julapun during a meeting last week and was also being looked at.
Mr. Pakorn claimed that the Ministry of Interior had not provided any fresh ideas for the bill’s preparing.
However, Pichai Chunhavajira, the country’s finance minister, reported on Tuesday that the correction of the entertainment complex law had made some progress. The CoS is currently deliberating this matter.
He declined to comment on the casino’s situation.
Minister of Social Development and Human Security, Varawut Silpa-archa, reported to the CoS last week that the organization had received its opinions.
He said the game issue is a double-edged weapon. While amusement compounds can increase locals ‘ incomes and provide work for the older and the disabled, he noted, they may also lead to human trafficking.
Due to concerns about gaming addiction and family debts, the Palang Pracharath Party said it would vote against the bill.