Many Thais disapprove casino, online gambling plans, poll shows


Thailand's 500-member House of Representatives voted in favor to allow casinos to be housed within large entertainment complexes. - AFP/Getty Images

BANGKOK: Many Thais still disapprove of the government’s plan to allow investments in casinos and the legalisation of online gambling as Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra sought to assure citizens the initiative would bring economic benefits.

About 59 per cent of respondents said they disagreed with investments in both casinos and so-called entertainment complexes in Thailand, according to the Jan. 20-21 survey by the National Institute of Development Administration, also known as Nida.

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