House of Representatives,, Cabinet supports the opening of full-service entertainment venues. Accept income Order the treasury to be the host. Study to cover all formats. Open the forum to listen to opinions on good and bad results and bring them back to the Cabinet for another 30 days. Ms. Kanika Aunjit, Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister's Office, revealed that at the Cabinet meeting Acknowledge the report of the results of the study on the study of opening a comprehensive entertainment venue. (Entertainment Complex) to solve the problem of illegal gambling and to benefit the country's economy. of the special committee considering the study of opening a comprehensive entertainment venue (Entertainment Complex) to solve the problem of illegal gambling and to benefit the country's economy. House of Representatives Have studied the report on the results of the study on the study of opening a comprehensive entertainment venue. To solve the problem of illegal gambling and for the benefit of the country' s economy, the Cabinet has assigned the Ministry of Finance to host the study. Open the stage to listen to opinions from all sides and submit it back to the Cabinet within 30 days. Because at present the industry in the Fun economy group is growing continuously. From tourism, sports, entertainment venues, the convention and exhibition business (MICE) consists of various related businesses such as Meetings, Incentives, Conventions (or Conferencing) and Exhibitions. Thailand is considered to have the potential to expand the Fun economy industry through integrated entertainment venues. To promote new forms of tourism and increase income into the country. At the same time, the integrated entertainment center will bring legal casino and gambling businesses into the system with standards. Under the control of the law and that income and taxes are collected correctly The committee Therefore, we have considered studying the impacts in various areas if the government will have a policy to support and promote the ope ning of integrated entertainment venues. in areas with potential To promote the economic growth of the country The study is divided into 3 areas: 1. The impact that will occur from having a complete entertainment venue. By studying the overall impact. Both positive and negative that will affect the policy of national development in the areas of economics, politics, society, environment, education, and religion and ethics. From having complete entertainment venues in Thailand With an observation Having a full-service entertainment venue will allow the government to better control or regulate certain business operations that have an impact on the people as a whole, such as casino business or legal gambling. and will bring benefits and impacts as follows: 1) Stimulate investment in the country. As a result, people have increased income and have the ability to spend more on consumer goods. The government has more income from tax collection. 2 ) Help vulnerable people in areas with Establish a comprehensive ser vice center As well as creating jobs and careers in the area. 3) It may cause a labor shortage problem. It may be specified in the license conditions that there should be an appropriate proportion of Thai people working in the said location. Creating awareness and cooperation with various sectors 1) There should be a process to build confidence. Create a community forum in the area To create a process of participation from the public . 2) There should be cooperation with educational institutions to study the impact of opening comprehensive entertainment venues in detail in all aspects. 3) If applications are opened for listening, comment There should be an opportunity to listen to opinions on all 6 areas of impact, including ways to provide remedies to those affected. 4) The Department of Mental Health should be the main agency that will be the mechanism for reducing the effects of gambling. 5) The National Office of Buddhism should be proactive in its operations. To find ways to prevent or reduce impa cts By driving religious activities . 6) There should be appropriate measures to prevent and take care of the impacts. In terms of business structure, integrated entertainment venues and revenue collection for the state Study of business structures related to one another, complete entertainment venues. Including the collection of taxes, fees, various license fees from operating a business of integrated entertainment venues or entertainment venues that include casinos. to bring in revenue for the state For further use in driving development in various areas, there are the following observations: Form of setting up a comprehensive institution If the government were to be the investor This may cause problems in the budget that the government must provide for such investment. A way to help reduce the problem may therefore be in the form of granting licenses to the private sector for a specified period of time. Consideration should be given to the investment style that is open to it. The state invests together w ith the private sector. or granting concessions or licenses to private entities Must be carefully considered. Areas that are suitable for setting up a full-service entertainment venue, such as must be close to an international airport. There is a standard infrastructure that can support the arrival of a large number of foreign tourists. A "casino tax" should be set up specifically. And various tax rates and fees should be specified appropriately and specifically, separate from the existing general tax rates. An agency should be established to supervise the opening of comprehensive entertainment venues. and measures to prevent and solve cultural impact problems. Legal measures for business establishments under responsibility Social measures in the form of participation of network partners in all sectors A fund should be established to reduce the impact of gambling and integrated entertainment venues. By allocating income from the integrated entertainment and gambling business to the fund. Legal aspects relat ed to integrated entertainment venues Study of formats, methods, including various rules and regulations of laws related to entertainment venues. Establishment as well as gambling that is currently in force To develop or modify and improve to be up to date or draft new laws to be consistent appropriate to the situation and the changing social context at present, it is noted that there should be development and improvement of laws, rules and regulations, including the drafting of specific laws in the integrated entertainment business. Laws, regulations, criteria related to integrated entertainment venues should be systematically improved. Source: Thai News Agency