Junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha has called for an end to the talk about legalizing casinos in Thailand.
Prayuth said yesterday the government has not made any decisions related to a recent proposal by members of his appointed “reform committee” to bring Thailand’s widespread underground casinos into the legal fold.
And he said the public should not spend time talking about it anymore.
Instead, he offered, everyone should be quiet about the idea while unspecified “researchers” study the pros and cons of the idea.
When confronted with suggestions from his own national police chief that legalization would help curb the criminal activity resulting from illegal gambling dens and corrupt law enforcement, Prayuth said he already informed Gen. Somyot Pumpanmuang that Thais will not accept such an idea.
Speaking further for all the nation, he said people across the kingdom should still listen to all sides.
He added that more time is needed before a study of this issue could draw any conclusions, while denying claims from another reform committee member that an unidentified army general was pushing people to support the legalization campaign, state media reported.
