until March 1st for a public reading.
The Entertainment Complex Bill act has been completed by the Office of Council of State ( OCS), and parties can hold an online public hearing until March 1 to voice their concerns before its execution.
” Even though the OCS has amended some items in the act, it has added some slight technicalities, such as the requirement that only 10 % of an entertainment facility will be a casino”, said Atavit Suwanpakdee, chair of an expert panel to the Industry Minister. ” Nevertheless, it is still unclear how many sites may be chosen and in which parts”.
He stated that while he supports the construction of a full-service pleasure complex, the dimensions and proportions must be clearly defined. There must be measures to prevent potential difficulties, he said, referring to gambling addiction and other social issues.
” Writing the law like this]can be difficult as it can create social problems ]”, he said.
The virtual public hearing will take place from February 15 until March 1, according to the OCS website.
The act states that an entertainment complex may have various types of businesses, including accommodations, shopping malls, venues, meeting strategies and a casino.
Additionally, it stipulates that a casino’s real size must not exceed 10 % of the entire area on which an entertainment complex is located. If the game is located inside a building, it can only get up 10 % of the property’s area, the costs says.
A game place must be separated from other business establishments by a fence or gate doorway. To verify the personalities of customers before entering or leaving, there must also be a control protocol at game entrances and exits.
Passports, national identification cards and different forms of identification may be checked.
Thanakorn Khomkrit, secretary-general of the Stop Gambling Foundation, said that the bill states a game participation need for enjoyment advanced users to adopt.
He even raised questions about the lack of controls and checks and balances in the legislation.
” The president’s article is similar to writing a plain cheque”, he said. ” The OCS’s law-making approach is now in issue for me. ]It is questionable ] whether the OCS has made the law tight or free”.
According to Chittawan Chanagul, an professor at Kasetsart University’s Faculty of Economics, numerous international studies have shown that legalizing gambling in developing nations may lead to social and economic issues.
He predicted that some neighborhoods where casinos are located may experience families becoming insolvent and growing gambling and violence issues.
She pointed to a study on Southeast Asian nations that legalized games.
” There are serious crimes, such as in the Philippines, where there have been robberies, murders and]extortion ]”, she said. It should be noted that legalizing games will ultimately cause a number of social issues.
In contrast, some game companies are involved in human trafficking and forced employment, she said, citing analysis.
” Having casinos in developing nations where there are problems levels of corruption, which is the cause of inadequate law enforcement, may lead to money laundering, murder, murder, ransom”, she said. Because the culture doesn’t allow foreigners to enter, all of these things may have a ripple effect that will stop the markets of these nations from growing.
At the OCS head office on Phra Athit Road on Monday, members of the Network of Students and People for Reform of Thailand ( NSPRT), the Thai People Protecting the Monarchy, and the Dhamma Warrior Legal Foundation filed a petition opposing the Entertainment Complex bill.
Their complaint was received by Ratchani Sungthong, Assistant Secretary-General of the Council of State.
Pichit Chaimongkol, NSPRT head, said the organizations do not want any games established in Thailand.
” Indian laws are not completely enforced, no matter how great the rules are. If the bill]becomes law], there will be a hole for dark businesses to use the games for cash laundering”, he said.
” We may object to the rules as much as possible. If the government receives it, we will rally there, and we will make complaints to political parties.
Atavit: Questionable how many places
Thanakorn: No empty payments
Chittawan: Cites international reports