The Thai government has been toying with the idea of making gambling legal in the country for the past two decades. The plan, however, has been thwarted time and time again by the arguments that gambling isn’t aligned with the principles of Buddhism, and doing so will bring about more vice. While Thailand’s neighbours — Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia and Singapore — have legalised gambling and developed casino complexes to accommodate tourists and boost their economies, Thailand is sticking with its Gambling Act (1935), which bans any forms of cash betting, with the exception of the state l…

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