A committee from the Senate – the upper house of Thailand’s National Assembly – tasked with reviewing the Entertainment Complex Bill for casino legalisation, is to hold its first meeting on April 23, according to a Monday report in the Bangkok Post.
The news outlet said the information was from a source it did not identify.
The meeting of the 34-member panel will discuss who will take key positions on it, outline how it will study the bill, and select a replacement for a 35th panel member, after one of the originals, Senator Premsak Piayura, reportedly resigned from the role.
According to comments to GGRAsia by Akkaraporn Muangsobha, a Thailand-based lawyer familiar with the legalisation process, the first reading of the bill might only be in July at the earliest.
He and another commentator think any bidding and licensing phase for Thai casinos might now only happen in 2027.
Last week the leaders of the two largest parties in Thailand’s current coalition government – Pheu Thai and Bhumjaithai – stated their alliance remained strong, despite a representative from the Bhumjaithai Party speaking against the government’s casino legalisation bill.
