Pattaya Prowl: Casinos a sure bet

Those opposing the establishment of legal casinos in Thailand will have their say for the next year or so. Nothing new on the subject can or will be heard. A major betting firm in UK is offering even money on a start up by December 31 2024. Casinos are certainly coming to Thailand, but that time scale is likely too short. Pattaya will surely be a prime site, but the rumor is that it’ll need to be built from scratch and be a mixed use venue – five star hotel, restaurants, shopping arcade, family entertainment. Not just gambling. If you know Cambodia’s premier casino in Phnom Penh you’ll get the general idea.

֎ Fewer Indian tourists are arriving in Pattaya after the Indian government’s decision to require every air passenger to have a negative RT-PCR test before boarding their flight home. New Delhi authorities say they are worried about new covid outbreaks happening in…