Thai Gaming Bill Hits Possibly Fatal Roadblock
Party politics, public opposition get in the way
Thailand’s draft law aimed at establishing casinos in billion-dollar entertainment complexes in tourism hot spots across the country may be in terminal trouble, beset by internecine politics and lukewarm public opinion despite the backing of political godfather and kingmaker Thaksin Shinawatra, according to analysts in Bangkok.
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