Government Gazette announces setting up of "casino committee"
The Government Gazette on Thursday published the announcement of the House of Representatives on "Setting up an extraordinary commission to consider the opening of an entertainment complex, collecting income and tax from businesses and to prevent and solve illegal gambling problems.
A total of 60 people were named as committee members in the announcement.
The issue of legal casinos has been widely discussed, from income to religious taboos. The committee's latest move is to determine the target areas for casinos in various regions, such as Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai in the North, Udon Thani and Ubon Ratchathani in the Northeast and Pattaya, Chonburi in the East.
