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News from the U.K. notify that it is on the verge of authorizing its land-based gambling casinos to accept online casino bets from players over seas (especially Americans). The new British law will allow the 137 land-based gambling sites in the U.K. to take online wagers from U.S. players. The government will probably allow the entertainment complexes that manage casino operations in the less-developed regions of Britain this possibility, but will probably deny that right from the main tourism-oriented cities.
UK is not the only country to focus land based gambling in the more distant areas on the country in an effort to develop the economics of that area. The Thai Government Spokesman also spoke about the new plans to allow Land based gambling after a meeting about legalizing land based casinos. The Spokesman said that in the meeting it was agreed that the government will favor smaller districts with good communications networks for the Land based gambling operations so local residents would benefit from the jobs that will be created by the business and tourism coming to the area.
In the meeting there was a decision against allowing casino operations in big cities such as Chiang Mai and Phuket, since these cities are already famous tourist destinations and don't need as much business development to attract more people. It's said that a referendum on the matter would be held on the same scale as if it was general election; It would not involve just 1,000 to 2,000 people, like a survey. "We have to rely on the majority. Some film stars have spoken out on this subject and the media covers it and jumps to the conclusion that society is not for it," said the government spokesman. "They stick only to the idea that Thailand should not have land based gambling, without realizing that we have football gambling. The Thai gamblers also travel to play at casinos in neighboring countries".
A member of the National Economic and Social Advisory Council said the council had given the Cabinet its view against legalizing land based gambling during the Cabinet meeting. "We believe that the Thai society is not prepared for land based gambling and we are not confident that the government can manage the casino business" he said. The Opposition chairman attacked the proposal to legalize land based casinos and said that the motivation behind the proposal is to look for interest from gambling to fund the next general election without taking into account the serious effects land based gambling will have on the Thai society. The deputy Prime Minister denied this accusation and said that the government is aiming for tourism and economic results such as employment when allowing land based gambling. |
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