Whether you support it or not, betting and gambling dens have been commonplace in much of Thailand for a long time, despite authorities’ attempts to stamp it out.
Thai people love playing cards and betting on sports, particularly football and cockfighting, although gambling is currently illegal here.
Casinos in the border town of Poipet, Cambodia, are often staffed by Thai nationals and are always full of Thai patrons.
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 is not aligned with the…
