Uncle Can You Spare A Crime, Now Thailand Goes To War With Gambling
Barely a month since the ousting of prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra for the crime of calling neighbouring Cambodia strongman Hun Sen “Uncle”…
Paetongtarn Shinawatra
One Country’s Misfortune is Another Country’s Opportunity, Vietnam Moves Into the Casino Cockpit
Just as Japan’s post-WW2 rebuild was super-powered by the outbreak of the Korean War, so too was Thailand’s society-changing tourist boom triggered…
Gambler, Gambler, Frontier Tensions Hit Thai-Cambodia Border Casinos
In scenes reminiscent of an exotic Bollywood movie, frontier tensions between “frenemies” Thailand and Cambodia are hitting the lucrative cross-border casino business….
Growing Not Us To Thailand’s Proposed Gambling Locus
Despite the keen endorsement of Thai political kingmaker and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the southeast Asia country’s much-touted Entertainment Complex Bill,…
Will Thailand Become South East Asia’s Next Money Laundering Hub?
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is facing a parliamentary motion of No Confidence tomorrow (March 26), which may scupper her US$9 billion…
“Sawadi Craps”: Thailand Moves To Legalise Online Gaming
Thailand, the most popular tourist destination and pleasure ground in Asia, is poised to legalise iGaming. The move comes as central China…