Vested interests in illegal gambling

I am still waiting to see a Las Vegas-style casino in Thailand. Singapore and Cambodia have them. Why not Thailand? Kathmandu, Nepal has them, and the local people are not allowed to use them. Why does Thailand just watch as Thais go out of the country to throw their money away? Legal casinos would be a boom for the tourist industry if it is done right. Maybe there is too much profit for some from the illegal casinos and so they are blocking legal casinos. 

Bill Cymbalsky

Bangkok