At a recent meeting of the Thailand Tourism Forum in Bangkok, leaders from across Thailand’s hospitality industry agreed that in an effort to continue the Kingdom’s influx of visitors, efforts should be undertaken to legalize gambling.
The Nation reports that Bill Barnett, one of the event’s co-sponsors, said that a survey of Thailand’s tourism leaders showed overwhelming support for the legalization of gaming within the country. The consensus seemed to be that if Thailand did not move fast, it risked losing its tourism revenues to other regional players, such as Singapore and Macau.
Though the Kingdom has enjoyed a stellar year as far as tourism is concerned, professionals in the hospitality industry are beginning to voice concerns that unless
Thailand creates added incentives for visitors, it could face an oversupply of rooms.
