Underwater gambling may get solved by legalising, according to Srettha
PUBLISHED: 22 Jun 2024 at 12: 30
Srettha Thavisin, the leader of the nation, used his first regular television address on Saturday to encourage plans to legalize casinos to stop illegal betting and the construction of a nuclear power plant to lower electricity costs.
A nuclear power plant may lessen public opposition over high electricity costs because of its lower era costs, Mr. Srettha said in the noted TV program.  ,
” We have to acknowledge that legalizing underwater gambling is a serious issue that needs to be solved,” said Mr. Srettha. ” Nuclear power will have time to educate people because the majority of people do not want the flower in their neighborhood.”
A panel of legislators ‘ study, which was supported by the majority of the 500-member House of Representatives members in March, recommended that large entertainment venues install legal games to draw in high-end visitors. It is estimated that the integrated entertainment complexes will help generate total tax revenue of 12 billion baht ( US$ 327 million ) in the first year of operations, according to the government.
According to Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat, the Finance Ministry intends to send a document costs to the government in three to four weeks in order to legalize gambling venues. The government has collected opinions from 16 relevant companies, all of which agreed the game structures will increase the nation’s economic growth, he told the media on Wednesday.
Any beginning of casinos will be in line with Thailand’s new accept of a more liberal environment to save its tourism sector from the coronavirus pandemic blow even though most forms of gambling are prohibited in the country’s lot Buddhist culture. Thailand decriminalized marijuana in 2022, making it the first Asian nation to do so. It is now attempting to outlaw the drug for outdoor use. Following the senate’s approval next year, the policy legalized same-sex unions, making it the first in Southeast Asia.
According to Mr. Srettha, nuclear energy may also aid Thailand in meeting its commitment to have a net zero carbon footprint by the end of the month.